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| birth_name = Mohammed Eid Hammad Shabir |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|03|28|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|03|28|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Khan Yunis]] |
| birth_place = [[Khan Yunis]], [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]] |
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| 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}} |
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| death_place = [[Gaza Strip]] |
| death_place = [[Gaza Strip]] |
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| occupation = Academic and politician |
| occupation = Academic and politician |
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'''Mohammed Shabir''' ({{lang-ar|محمد شبير}}; 28 March 1946 – |
'''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> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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===Death=== |
===Death=== |
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Shabir was killed |
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> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Latest revision as of 17:01, 12 October 2024
Mohammed Shabir | |
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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