See also: Interior Minister of the Gaza Strip.
| Ministry of Interior and National Security | |
| Native Name: | Arabic: وزارة الداخلية والأمن الوطني |
| Seal: | File:Coat of arms of Palestine (alternative).svg |
| Seal Size: | 180px |
| Jurisdiction: | State of Palestine |
| Headquarters: | Ramallah, Palestine Other location: Abu Dis, Jerusalem, Palestine |
| Minister1 Name: | Ziad Hab al-Rih |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of the Interior and National Security |
| Child1 Agency: | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics |
| Child2 Agency: | Palestinian Civil Police Force |
The Ministry of Interior and National Security[1] [2] is the branch of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) cabinet in charge of the security and the statistics of the population of the State of Palestine. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) is a sub-branch of the Interior Ministry that has the responsibility for the population and economic statistics of the Palestinian territories. Since Hamas' takeover of Gaza, the position of the Interior Ministry within the Palestinian Security Services is unclear.
In 2006, the Israeli Defense Forces struck the office building of the Interior Ministry multiple times as a part of a bombing campaign in Gaza. The attacks were in response to the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier.[3]
In June 2007, the office in Gaza was taken by Said Seyam as part of the Hamas government of June 2007. Fathi Hamad took office in January 2009, following assassination of Said Seyam on 15 January 2009 during the Gaza War. In August 2012, following government reshuffle by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyye, Fathi Hamad remained in position.
| Name | Party | Time in Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasser Arafat[4] | Fatah | July 1994 - 1998 | |
| 2 | Ahmad Tamimi[5] | 1998 - | ||
| 3 | Abdel Razzak El-Yehya[6] (Abdul al-Razzaq al-Yahia) | PLO/Independent | June 2002 - October 2002 | |
| 4 | Hani al-Hasan [7] | Fatah | October 2002 - April 2003 | |
| 5 | Mahmoud Abbas * [8] [9] [10] | Fatah | April 2003 - September 2003 | |
| 6 | — [11] **Nasser Yousef was nominated,[12] [13] but not appointed.[14] *** | Fatah | October 2003 - November 2003 | |
| 7 | Hakam Balawi[15] | Fatah | November 2003 - February 2005? | |
| 8 | Nasser Yousef[16] | Fatah | February 2005 - March 2006 | |
| 9 | Said Seyam | Hamas | March 2006 - March 2007 | |
| 10 | Hani Talab al-Qawasmi[17] **** | Hamas/Independent (unity government) | March 2007 - April 2007 | |
| — | Parallel governments | |||
| 11 | Rami Hamdallah[18] | Fatah/Independent (unity government) [19] | 2 June 2014 - | |
** Emergency government appointed by Presidential Decree | ||||
| Name | Party | Time in Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdel Razzak El-Yehya[21] (Abdul al-Razzaq al-Yahia) | PLO/Independent | June 2007 - July 2007 | |
| 2 | Abdel Razzak El-Yehya[22] | PLO/Independent | July 2007 - May 2009 | |
| 3 | Said Abu Ali[23] | Fatah | May 2009 - June 2013 | |
| 4 | Said Abu Ali[24] | Fatah | June 2013 - June 2014 |
| Name | Party | Time in Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Said Seyam | Hamas | June 2007 - 15 January 2009 | |
| 2 | Fathi Hamad[25] [26] | Hamas | April 2009 - June 2014 |