Ismail Haniyeh

Ismail Haniyeh
Haniyeh in 2020
Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2017
Deputy	Saleh al-Arouri
Preceded by	Khaled Mashal
De facto ruler of the Gaza Strip Disputed
In office 2 June 2014 – 13 February 2017
President	Mahmoud Abbas Aziz Dweik
Preceded by	New creation
Succeeded by	Yahya Sinwar
Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority Disputed
In office 29 March 2006* – 2 June 2014
Preceded by	Ahmed Qurei
Succeeded by	Rami Hamdallah
Personal details
Born	(1962-01-29) 29 January 1962 Al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza Strip
Nationality	Palestinian
Political party	Hamas
Children	13
Alma mater	Islamic University of Gaza
Haniyeh was dismissed on 14 June 2007 by Abbas, who appointed Fayyad instead. This was deemed illegal by the Legislative Council, which continued to recognise Haniyeh. The Palestinian Authority govern the West Bank while Hamas govern the Gaza Strip. A unity government was formed in 2014.

Ismail Abdel Salam Ahmed Haniyeh (Arabic: إسماعيل عبد السلام أحمد هنية; sometimes transliterated as Haniya, Haniyah, or Hanieh; born 29 January 1962) is a senior political leader of Hamas. He was the disputed Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. In September 2017, he became Chief of Hamas's Political Bureau.