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| birth_name = Mohammed Eid Hammad Shabir
| birth_name = Mohammed Eid Hammad Shabir
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|03|28|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|03|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Khan Yunis]]
| birth_place = [[Khan Yunis]], [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|11|14|1946|03|28|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|11|14|1946|03|28|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Gaza Strip]]
| death_place = [[Gaza Strip]]
| occupation = Academic and politician
| occupation = Academic and politician
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'''Mohammed Shabir''' ({{lang-ar|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]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1443&context=mu_newsletter |title=We Are...Marshall, December 1, 2006 |publisher=[[Marshall University]] |year=2006 |pages=2}}</ref> Senior [[Hamas]] officials announced that Hamas and [[Fatah]] had agreed on him on 13 November 2006.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/israel/Story/0,,1946776,00.html "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM"] [[The Guardian]], November 13, 2006</ref> Shabir, however, did not become Prime Minister. [[Salam Fayyad]] became [[Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority|Prime Minister]] when [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|Hamas took over Gaza]], in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Abbas Tasks Rami Hamdallah to Form New Palestinian Govt.|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/85423-abbas-tasks-rami-hamdallah-to-form-new-palestinian-govt|newspaper=Naharnet|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref> Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah, Shabir frequently visited the late [[Yasser Arafat]] in his [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]] headquarters.<ref>[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"] [[The International Herald Tribune]], November 13, 2006</ref>
'''Mohammed Shabir''' ({{lang-ar|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]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1443&context=mu_newsletter |title=We Are...Marshall, December 1, 2006 |publisher=[[Marshall University]] |year=2006 |pages=2}}</ref> Senior [[Hamas]] officials announced that Hamas and [[Fatah]] had agreed on him on 13 November 2006.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/israel/Story/0,,1946776,00.html "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM"] [[The Guardian]], November 13, 2006</ref> Shabir, however, did not become prime minister. [[Salam Fayyad]] became [[Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority|Prime Minister]] when [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|Hamas took over Gaza]], in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Abbas Tasks Rami Hamdallah to Form New Palestinian Govt.|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/85423-abbas-tasks-rami-hamdallah-to-form-new-palestinian-govt|newspaper=Naharnet|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref> Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah, Shabir frequently visited the late [[Yasser Arafat]] in his [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]] headquarters.<ref>[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"] [[The International Herald Tribune]], November 13, 2006</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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===Death===
===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.<ref>{{cite news |title=استشهاد رئيس الجامعة الإسلامية في غزة جراء قصف إسرائيلي لمنزله |url=https://www.masrtimes.com/342785 |access-date=14 November 2023 |publisher=Masr Times |date=14 November 2023}}</ref> 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. Those who survived the bombing and tried to walk to [[Al-Shifa Hospital]] nearby were shot dead by Israeli forces besieging the hospital.<ref>{{cite web | title=AMP Offers Condolences to Shubair and Abusamaan Families | website=American Muslims for Palestine | date=14 November 2023 | url=https://www.ampalestine.org/media/media-room/statements/amp-offers-condolences-shubair-and-abusamaan-families | access-date=7 January 2024 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=استشهاد رئيس الجامعة الإسلامية في غزة جراء قصف إسرائيلي لمنزله |url=https://www.masrtimes.com/342785 |access-date=14 November 2023 |publisher=Masr Times |date=14 November 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title= AMP Offers Condolences to Shubair and Abusamaan Families|url=https://www.ampalestine.org/media/media-room/statements/amp-offers-condolences-shubair-and-abusamaan-families | access-date=7 January 2024 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 17:01, 12 October 2024

Mohammed Shabir
محمد شبير
Born
Mohammed Eid Hammad Shabir

(1946-03-28)28 March 1946
Khan Yunis, Palestine
Died14 November 2023(2023-11-14) (aged 77)
Gaza Strip
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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ We Are...Marshall, December 1, 2006. Marshall University. 2006. p. 2.
  2. ^ "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM" The Guardian, November 13, 2006
  3. ^ "Abbas Tasks Rami Hamdallah to Form New Palestinian Govt". Naharnet. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government" The International Herald Tribune, November 13, 2006
  5. ^ "استشهاد رئيس الجامعة الإسلامية في غزة جراء قصف إسرائيلي لمنزله". Masr Times. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "AMP Offers Condolences to Shubair and Abusamaan Families". Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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