Hamas government of June 2007

Hamas Government of June 2007
Date formedJune 2007
People and organisations
Head of stateMahmoud Abbas (not recognized by Hamas)
Head of governmentIsmail Haniyeh
No. of ministers13
Member partyHamas
Status in legislaturePalestinian Legislative Council (not recognized by Hamas)
History
PredecessorPalestinian Unity Government of March 2007
SuccessorSecond Hamas Government of September 2012

The Hamas government of June 2007 led by Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas was the de facto government in the Gaza Strip after a fierce inter-factional Palestinian warfare in the Gaza Strip, in which Hamas ousted Fatah from the Gaza Strip. The Hamas government was not appointed by PA President Mahmoud Abbas nor approved by the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC). It exercised de facto rule over the Gaza Strip, and was not recognised by any foreign government.

On 14 June 2007, President Abbas dismissed the Haniyeh-led Palestinian unity government of March 2007 and appointed a Fatah-led PA government. Abbas also suspended articles in the Basic Law to dispense with the need for the Fatah government to obtain PLC approval. The PA government was widely recognized as the representative government of the Palestinian National Authority, the de jure authority in the Palestinian territories, with de facto control only in the West Bank. However, Haniyeh and Hamas claimed the Fatah-led PA government was illegitimate and unconstitutional.

The Hamas government of June 2007, in parallel with the Fatah-led PA government of June 2007, succeeded the Palestinian unity government of March 2007.[1] Haniyeh reshuffled the Hamas government in September 2012, which is regarded as the second Hamas government in the Gaza Strip.

Members of the government

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Name Office
Ismail Haniyeh Prime Minister
Mohammed Awad [2][3] Deputy Prime Minister
Foreign Affairs
Samir Abu Eisheh[citation needed] Planning Minister
Said Seyam (replaced by Fathi Hamad in 2009) Interior Minister
Osama al-Muzayni[4] Education
Yousef al-Mansi Telecommunications and Information Technology
Mohammed al-Agha Agriculture
Mohammed al-Barghouthi Local Government
Ziad al-Zaza[1] Economic Affairs
Basem Naim Health
Ali al-Sartawi Justice
Hussein Tartouri Waqf and Religious Affairs
Amal Syam Women Affairs
Ashraf al-Ajrami State
Basem Naim Youth and Sports

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hamas announces cabinet reshuffle in Gaza
  2. ^ May 2012, Naharnet Newsdesk. "Hamas Official Meets Iran Diplomatic, Security Chiefs". Naharnet. Retrieved 2023-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (March 23, 2012). "Dispute with Egypt triggers fuel crisis in Gaza". Reuters. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ New Hamas cabinet approved by lawmakers