Yahya Sinwar facts for kids
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Yahya Sinwar
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يحيى السنوار
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Sinwar in 2012
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| Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau | |
| In office 6 August 2024 – 16 October 2024 |
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| Deputy | Khalil al-Hayya |
| Preceded by | Ismail Haniyeh |
| Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip | |
| In office 13 February 2017 – 16 October 2024 |
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| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Ismail Haniyeh |
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Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar
29 October 1962 Khan Yunis, Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip |
| Died | 16 October 2024 (aged 61) Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Hamas |
| Spouse |
Samar Muhammad Abu Zamar
(m. 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Mohammed Sinwar (brother) |
| Education | Islamic University of Gaza (BA) |
| Nickname | Abu Ibrahim (kunya) |
Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar (Arabic: يحيى إبراهيم حسن السنوار, romanized: Yaḥyá Ibrāhīm Ḥasan al-Sinwār; 29 October 1962 – 16 October 2024) was a Palestinian politician who served as the de facto leader of Hamas. He was the chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from August 2024 and the Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip from February 2017 until his death, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh in both roles.
Sinwar was born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in Egyptian-ruled Gaza in 1962 to a family who had been expelled or fled from Ashkelon during the 1948 Palestine War. He finished his studies at the Islamic University of Gaza where he received a bachelor's degree in Arabic Studies.
Sinwar was one of the co-founders of the security apparatus of Hamas. In 2017, he was elected the leader of Hamas, and claimed to pursue "peaceful, popular resistance" to the Israeli occupation the following year. He was re-elected as the leader of Hamas in 2021, and was subject to an assassination attempt by Israel that year. Sinwar was regarded as the mastermind behind the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
In September 2015, Sinwar was designated a terrorist by the United States government. He was regarded as one of the most prominent leaders of Hamas.
Following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh on 31 July 2024, Sinwar was appointed chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau on 6 August.
Death
Sinwar was killed during a firefight with the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip on 16 October.
See also
In Spanish: Yahya Sinwar para niños
- List of leaders of Hamas
- Ismail Haniyeh
- Mohammed Deif
