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Revision as of 04:21, 15 February 2017 by Bejnar (talk | contribs) (add birth name and place)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Yahya Sinwar (Yehiya Sinwar Template:Lang-ar) (born 1962) is a Palestinian, the military leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza, and their newly elected prime minister, taking over from Ismail Haniyeh. He was one of the co-founders of the security apparatus of Hamas.
Sinwar was born Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar in 1962, in a camp of Khan Yunis, where he spent his early years.
A convicted murderer, Sinwar spent 22 years in an Israeli jail before being released as part of the prisoner exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Notes and references
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (13 February 2017). "Hamas elects hardliner Yahya Sinwar as its Gaza Strip chief". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Balousha, Hazam; Booth, William (13 February 2017). "Hamas names hard-liner as its new political leader in Gaza". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017.
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