Mohammed Shabir
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Mohammed Shabir (Template:Langx; 28 March 1946 – 12 November 2023) was a Palestinian politician and academic who served as president of the Islamic University of Gaza from 1990 to 2005. He was the Prime Minister-in-waiting for the National Unity Government 2007.[1] Senior Hamas officials announced that Hamas and Fatah had agreed on him on 13 November 2006.[2] Shabir, however, did not become prime minister. Salam Fayyad became Prime Minister when Hamas took over Gaza, in 2007.[3] Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah, Shabir frequently visited the late Yasser Arafat in his West Bank and Gaza Strip headquarters.[4]
Personal life
Shabir was originally from Khan Yunis and received his doctorate in microbiology from Marshall University. He had six children. His wife served as deputy minister of women's affairs.
Death
Shabir was killed by an Israeli sniper after initially surviving an airstrike during the Gaza war on 12 November 2023. He was 77.[5] The airstrike on his family's home killed five people, including a baby. Shabir was killed with his wife Rehab Mohamad Shubair, their daughter-in-law Najat Ayoub Alhelo, and their grandson, Muhammad Malik Shubair.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM" The Guardian, November 13, 2006
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- ↑ "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government" The International Herald Tribune, November 13, 2006
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External links
- Michael Hastings, The Professor, Newsweek, November 17, 2006
- Meet the Palestinians' New Leader Tim McGirk in Time, November 15, 2006.
- Richard Boudreaux, Palestinians pick a new prime minister, Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2006
- Palestinians agree on unity PM Al Jazeera, November 13, 2006.
- Palestinian rivals 'agree new PM' BBC News, November 13, 2006.
- U.S.-educated professor could lead Palestinians, CNN (AP) November 13, 2006
- Shabir: I have sound relations with all parties Haaretz, November 13, 2006. Includes photo of Shabir.
- Fatah, Hamas agree on Palestinian PMScript error: No such module "Unsubst". The Jerusalem Post, November 13, 2006. Includes photo of Shabir.
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