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This is Ismail Haniyah, the leader of Hamas in Gaza.
birthday: 1962
Birthplace: Shati refugee camp near Gaza City
father: father was a fisherman
marriage: Amal Haniyah
Children: 13
education: Islamic University of Gaza, 1987
religion: Muslim
1987-1988- Joined Hamas in the first intifada.
1988- Imprisoned for 6 months.
1989- Sentenced to 3 years imprisonment.
1992- Released from prison and deported to Lebanon.
From December 1993 He returned to Gaza and was appointed dean of the Islamic University.
1997- Became an aide to Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
From September 2003 Haniye and Yassin suffered minor injuries after being targeted by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City.
From April 2004 After the deaths of two former Hamas leaders, Haniyah was appointed part of a secret “group leader” along with Mahmoud Zahar and Said al-Sayyam.
From January 26, 2006 Hamas won the Palestinian parliamentary elections. Hamas won his 76 seats and Fatah his 43 seats in the 132-seat Palestinian Legislative Council, giving Hamas a majority.
From February 21, 2006 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked Haniya to form a government.
From March 29, 2006 Appointed Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority.
From December 14, 2006 Haniye survived an assassination attempt on the Egyptian-Gaza border. However, one of his bodyguards was killed and one of Haniye’s sons was injured. Hamas has condemned the Fatah attack.
From early June 2007 After a week of fighting between Hamas and Fatah, Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.
From June 14, 2007 Abbas dissolves the government and removes Haniya as prime minister. Haniyah has refused this and remains the de facto leader of the Gaza Strip.
From June 2009 Former US President Jimmy Carter met with Haniyah in Gaza to discuss the Middle East peace process.
From June 13, 2010 Haniyeh meets with the head of the Arab League, Amr Musa, in Gaza. Moussa is the first senior Arab leader to visit Gaza since 2006.
From May 2, 2011 Condemn the murder of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and refer to him as a Muslim jihadist and victim of American repression.
From October 23, 2012 Meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani since Egypt and Israel began their blockade in 2007.
From April 4, 2013 Haniyeh was appointed deputy head of Hamas and Khaled Meshaal was re-elected as head.
May 6, 2017 – Elected by Hamas’ Shura Council to replace Meshal.
From December 7, 2017 In response to US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Haniyah has called for Palestinian “infitadas,” or uprisings to fight Israel’s “occupation.”
From January 31, 2018 specified by the United States Haniyeh as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
December 8, 2019 – Haniye arrives in Turkey, the first stop of the tour. First overseas expedition since being elected in May 2017.
From January 6, 2020 Speaking at the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, who was killed in a US airstrike in Iraq on January 3. Haniye praises Soleimani as a martyr.
From August 1, 2021 Hamas officials announced that Haniyah had been re-elected as leader.
From October 13, 2022 Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agree to a reconciliation deal brokered by Algeria. Its purpose is to pave the way for elections. Haniyeh issued a statement saying the movement is happy to have met with Fatah officials to end the division.
