Muhammad Ismail Darwish

Muhammad Ismail Darwish (Arabic: محمد إسماعيل درويش, romanizedMuḥammad ʾIsmāʿīl Darwīsh), also known as Abu Omar Hassan (Arabic: أبو عمر حسن, romanizedʾAbū ʿUmar Ḥasan), is a Lebanese-born Palestinian militant and politician who has served as the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council since October 2023, succeeding Osama Mazini, after his death on 16 October 2023 by an Israeli strike.[1]

Muhammad Ismail Darwish
محمد إسماعيل درويش
Chairman of the Hamas Shura Council
Assumed office
17 October 2023
Preceded byOsama Mazini
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Ismail Darwish

Palestinian refugee camp, Lebanon
NationalityPalestinian
Political partyHamas
ResidenceQatar

Biography

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Muhammad Ismail Darwish was born in the Palestinian refugee camp, Lebanon.

He joined Hamas and is almost unknown as he does not appear in the media. Over the years, he dealt with and built the organization's economy, including transferring money from Iran to Hamas as well as investments around the world.[2]

He currently lives in Qatar.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Halabi, Einav (6 August 2024). "Hamas said to pick head of religious council to replace Haniyeh". ynetnews.com.
  2. ^ a b ""اختيار محمد إسماعيل درويش خلفاً لـ هنية".. مصادر تكشف, alarabiya,".