Asian & Middle Eastern Monarchs & Strongmen Codexery

Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas political leader and former Palestinian prime minister.

Last updated

He was born in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza and earned a degree in Arabic literature from the Islamic University of Gaza in 1987.[1][2] From May 2017 until his death in July 2024, Ismail Haniyeh served as the third chairman of Hamas's Political Bureau.[3]

Life and work

After his release in 1992, Israel exiled him to Lebanon with other Hamas leaders.[4][2] President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007, but Haniyeh continued to exercise authority in Gaza.[5][6] While studying Arabic literature at the Islamic University of Gaza, Haniyeh joined Hamas during the First Intifada and took part in demonstrations against Israeli occupation.[1][7] An Israeli military court sentenced Haniyeh to a short prison term for protest participation; he was detained again in 1988 for six months, and in 1989 received a three-year sentence.[8][2]

What the cited sources add

A 2006 BBC profile states Haniyeh was detained three times during the first intifada.[2] The same BBC profile notes he was deported to South Lebanon with over 400 other activists in 1992.[2] A 2007 BBC article quotes Haniyeh saying Abbas's decision to sack the government was hasty.[6] A 2024 CNN article describes Haniyeh as the most visible Hamas leader during the Gaza war and key in ceasefire negotiations.[9]

According to the same Ynet article, in 2010 Haniyeh bought a 2,500 m² plot in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood, registering it under his son-in-law's name.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Ismail Haniyeh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Vinall, "What to know about Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader killed in Iran", The Washington Post, 31 July 2024; "Ismail Haniyeh", Encyclopædia Britannica, 31 July 2024; Livni, "Ismail Haniyeh, a Top Hamas Leader, Is Dead at 62", The New York Times, 31 July 2024; Fischbach, "Haniyeh, Ismail", encyclopedia.com; الجزيرة نت الموسوعة فلسطين, 2024-07-31; "Obituary", The Guardian; "Profile: Hamas PM Ismail Haniya", BBC, 14 December 2006; "Profile: Hamas PM Ismail Haniya", BBC, 14 December 2006; Macintyre, "Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh at war with I en.wikipedia.org
  2. "Profile: Hamas PM Ismail Haniya", BBC, 14 December 2006. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
  3. Wikipedia, "Ismail Haniyeh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: الجزيرة نت الموسوعة فلسطين, 2024-07-31; "Obituary", The Guardian; "Ismail Haniyeh", Encyclopædia Britannica, 31 July 2024; Alshawabkeh, "Who are the leaders of Hamas?", BBC News, 17 October 2023; Jazaeri, "Who Was Slain Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh?", RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Ismail Haniyeh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?", CNN, 31 July 2024 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Ismail Haniyeh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Abbas sacks Hamas-led government", BBC News, 14 June 2007 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Abbas sacks Hamas-led government", BBC News, 14 June 2007. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
  7. Wikipedia, "Ismail Haniyeh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Profile: Ismail Haniya, Hamas' political chief", Al Jazeera, 9 May 2017; "Profile: Hamas PM Ismail Haniya", BBC, 14 December 2006; Fayyad, "Ismail Haniyeh: From a Gaza refugee camp to Hamas leadership", Middle East Eye, 31 July 2024; "Legitimacy of Israel's War on Hamas Undermined by Civilian Toll", Diplomacy in Ireland – The European Diplomat, 13 January 2024; "Profile: Hamas PM Ismail Haniya", BBC, 14 December 2006; Macintyre, "Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh at war with Israel – and his own rivals", Belfast Telegraph, 3 January 2009; "Profil en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Ismail Haniyeh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Profile: Hamas PM Ismail Haniya", BBC, 14 December 2006; "Profile: Hamas PM Ismail Haniya", BBC, 14 December 2006; "Profile: Hamas PM Ismail Haniya", BBC, 14 December 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. "Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political leader killed in Tehran?", CNN, 31 July 2024. facts only, no text reused. edition.cnn.com
  10. Peskin, "Hamas got rich as Gaza was plunged into poverty", Ynet, 15 July 2014. facts only, no text reused. ynetnews.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Ismail Haniyeh (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

More in Asian & Middle Eastern Monarchs & Strongmen

Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-SabahJiang QingKim Il-sungFaisal of Saudi ArabiaGyanendra of NepalHamad bin Isa Al KhalifaHamad bin Khalifa Al ThaniHamid KarzaiHassan NasrallahHassan RouhaniHibatullah AkhundzadaIlham Aliyev

Sources

Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.

Spotted an error? Know more?

Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced

Comments

Loading…
Open in the interactive codex →