Mohammed Shabir
Mohammed Shabir | |
|---|---|
محمد شبير | |
| Born | Mohammed Eid Hammad Shabir 28 March 1946 |
| Died | 14 November 2023 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Academic and politician |
Mohammed Shabir (Arabic: محمد شبير; 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
[edit]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
[edit]Shabir was killed by an Israeli sniper after initially surviving an airstrike during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on 12 November 2023. He was 77.[5] The airstrike on his family's home killed 5 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ We Are...Marshall, December 1, 2006. Marshall University. 2006. p. 2.
- ^ "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM" The Guardian, November 13, 2006
- ^ "Abbas Tasks Rami Hamdallah to Form New Palestinian Govt". Naharnet. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government" The International Herald Tribune, November 13, 2006
- ^ "استشهاد رئيس الجامعة الإسلامية في غزة جراء قصف إسرائيلي لمنزله". Masr Times. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "AMP Offers Condolences to Shubair and Abusamaan Families". Retrieved 7 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- 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 PM[permanent dead link] The Jerusalem Post, November 13, 2006. Includes photo of Shabir.
- 1946 births
- 2023 deaths
- People from Khan Yunis Governorate
- Palestinian microbiologists
- Academic staff of the Islamic University of Gaza
- Civilians killed in the Israel–Hamas war
- Deaths by Israeli airstrikes
- 21st-century Palestinian politicians
- 21st-century biologists
- Politicians from the Gaza Strip
- West Virginia University alumni
- Marshall University alumni