Mohammed Shabir Explained

Mohammed Shabir
Native Name:محمد شبير
Native Name Lang:Arabic
Birth Name:Mohammed Eid Hammad Shabir
Birth Date:28 March 1946
Birth Place:Khan Yunis, Palestine
Death Place:Gaza Strip
Occupation:Academic and politician

Mohammed Shabir (Arabic: محمد شبير; 28 March 1946 – 14 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 in an airstrike by the Israeli air force during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on 14 November 2023. He was 77.[5] The airstrike on his home killed him, his wife Rehab Mohamad Shubair, their daughter-in-law Najat Ayoub Alhelo, and their eldest son, Muhammad Malik Shubair. [6]

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References

  1. Book: We Are...Marshall, December 1, 2006 . . 2006 . 2.
  2. https://www.theguardian.com/israel/Story/0,,1946776,00.html "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM"
  3. News: Abbas Tasks Rami Hamdallah to Form New Palestinian Govt.. Naharnet. 2 June 2013.
  4. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/13/africa/ME_GEN_Palestinians_Government_Thumbnails.php "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government"
  5. News: استشهاد رئيس الجامعة الإسلامية في غزة جراء قصف إسرائيلي لمنزله . 14 November 2023 . Masr Times . 14 November 2023.
  6. News: AMP Offers Condolences to Shubair and Abusamaan Families. 7 January 2024 .

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