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Palestinian politician and cabinet member

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Amal Syam

Minister of Women's Affairs
In office March 2007 – ?
President	Mahmoud Abbas
Prime Minister	Ismail Haniyeh

Personal details
Born	14 December 1962
Nationality	Palestinian
Political party	Hamas

Hamas biographies
Abbreviations p. parents from b. born in d. death
Leaders Party leader Ahmed Yassin (1987–2004) b. Al-Jura, d. 2004 Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (2004) b. Yibna, d. 2004 Khaled Mashal (2004–2017) b. Silwad Ismail Haniyeh (2017–2024) p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024 Yahya Sinwar (2024) p. Al‑Majal, b. Khan Yunis, d. 2024 Leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh (2007–2017) p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024 Yahya Sinwar (2017–2024) p. Al‑Majal, b. Khan Yunis, d. 2024 Deputy Leader Mousa Abu Marzook (1997–2013) p. Yibna, b. Rafah Ismail Haniyeh (2013–2017) p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024 Saleh al-Arouri (2017–2024) b. 'Arura, d. 2024 Khalil al-Hayya (2024–) b. Gaza City Military wing leader Mohammed Deif p. Al‑Qubayba, b. Khan Yunis d. Possible death in 2024
Politicians and officials Male politicians Basem Naim b. Beit Hanoun Head of International relations Previously: Health Minister Aziz Dweik Ali Baraka Mousa Abu Marzook Female politicians Jamila al-Shanti b. Jabalia, m. Widow of Rantisi, d. 2023 Minister for Women's Affairs Government officials in the Gaza Strip Faiq Al-Mabhouh p. Bayt Tima, b. Jabalia, d. 2024 Police and crisis management Ashraf al-Qidra Health Ministry spokesperson Officials in Lebanon Osama Hamdan Officials in Turkey Zaher Jabarin Alleged weapons dealers Mahmoud al-Mabhouh p. Bayt Tima b. Jabalia d. 2010
Al-Qassam BrigadesDoritos Spokesperson: Abu Obaida Chief of staff: Mohammed Deif p. Kawkaba (near Kokhav Michael) and Al‑Qubayba, b. Khan Yunis Botched assassination in 2014 d. Unconfirmed in 2024 ICC arrest warrant Marwan Issa p. Al‑Majal b. Bureij refugee camp d. 2024 Yahya Sinwar d. 2024 (political leader KIA see above) Alleged "Nukhba" Ayman Nofal d. 2023 Ali Al Qadi Qassam commanders Ahmed Jabari Mahmoud Rushdi Ishtiwi [ar] Muhammad Abu Shamala [ar] Raed al Atar Engineers Yahya Ayyash Adnan al-Ghoul Martyrdom operatives Jafar Muna
Alphabetical list Imad Abbas Ismail Abu Shanab Imad al-Alami Saleh al-Arouri Salah al-Bardawil Essam al-Da'alis Muhammad Ismail Darwish Wissam Farhat Osama Hamdan Zaher Jabarin Khaled Mashal Rawhi Mushtaha Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi Muhammad Shabana Fatah Sharif Yahya Sinwar Sheikh Abu Salah Taha Ahmed Yassin Hassan Yousef Mahmoud al-Zahar Imad Abbas Emad Akel Raed al Atar Yahya Ayyash Abdullah Barghouti Mohammed Dababish Mohammed Deif Ahmed Ghandour Adnan al-Ghoul Hamza Abu al-Haija Walid Hamdiya Ibrahim Hamed Abu Omar Hassan Marwan Issa Ahmed Jabari Abu Zakaria al-Jamal Fursan Khalifa Izz El-Deen Sheikh Khalil Mahmoud al-Mabhouh Tito Masoud Mohammed Sinwar Wa'el Nassar Ayman Nofal Ali Al Qadi Rafa Salama Samar Sabih Mohiyedine Sharif Salah Shehade Alaa Shreiteh Omar Abd al-Razaq Samir Abu Eisheh Muhammad Abu Tir Atef Adwan Jamal Akal Yunis Al Astal Nizar Awadallah Husam Badran Ahmad Bahar Ali Baraka Mohammad Barghouti Issa Batran Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh Abdul Fatah Dukhan Aziz Dweik Mazen Faqha Nidal Farahat Kamal Ghanaja Ibrahim Ghosheh Ihab al-Ghussein Samira Abdullah Halaykah Fathi Hamad Ghazi Hamad Ismail Haniyeh Abu Omar Hassan Khalil al-Hayya Ahmad Abu Holi Tawfik Jaber Abd al-Rahman al-Jamal Hadem Rida Jarrar Wasfi Kabha Ahmad Kurd Faiq Al-Mabhouh Ibrahim al-Makadmeh Yousef al-Mansi Mousa Abu Marzook Osama Mazini Basem Naim Umm Nidal Hatem Qafisha Nayef Rajoub Nizar Rayan Reem Riyashi Muhammad Sawalha Said Seyam Nasser al-Shaer Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti Amal Syam Khaled Tafesh Ayman Taha Mohammad Taha Sheikh Abu Salah Taha Raad Thabet Adly Yaish Ahmed Yousef Hassan Yousef Mosab Hassan Yousef Mahmoud al-Zahar Mahmoud Khalil Zakzuk Wael Al Zard Ziad Al-Zaza Sami Abu Zuhri Mohamed Zouari Dissident faction Qawasameh tribe
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Hamas biographies

Abbreviations

p. parents from

b. born in

d. death

Leaders

Party leader

Ahmed Yassin (1987–2004)

b. Al-Jura, d. 2004

Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi (2004)

b. Yibna, d. 2004

Khaled Mashal (2004–2017)

b. Silwad

Ismail Haniyeh (2017–2024)

p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024

Yahya Sinwar (2024)

p. Al‑Majal, b. Khan Yunis, d. 2024

Leader in Gaza

Ismail Haniyeh (2007–2017)

p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024

Yahya Sinwar (2017–2024)

p. Al‑Majal, b. Khan Yunis, d. 2024

Deputy Leader

Mousa Abu Marzook (1997–2013)

p. Yibna, b. Rafah

Ismail Haniyeh (2013–2017)

p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024

Saleh al-Arouri (2017–2024)

b. 'Arura, d. 2024

Khalil al-Hayya (2024–)

b. Gaza City

Military wing leader

Mohammed Deif

p. Al‑Qubayba, b. Khan Yunis

d. Possible death in 2024

Politicians and officials

Male politicians

Basem Naim

b. Beit Hanoun

Head of International relations

Previously: Health Minister

Aziz Dweik

Ali Baraka

Mousa Abu Marzook

Female politicians

Jamila al-Shanti

b. Jabalia, m. Widow of Rantisi, d. 2023

Minister for Women's Affairs

Government officials in the Gaza Strip

Faiq Al-Mabhouh

p. Bayt Tima, b. Jabalia, d. 2024

Police and crisis management

Ashraf al-Qidra

Health Ministry spokesperson

Officials in Lebanon

Osama Hamdan

Officials in Turkey

Zaher Jabarin

Alleged weapons dealers

Mahmoud al-Mabhouh

p. Bayt Tima b. Jabalia d. 2010

Al-Qassam BrigadesDoritos

Spokesperson: Abu Obaida

Chief of staff: Mohammed Deif

p. Kawkaba (near Kokhav Michael) and Al‑Qubayba, b. Khan Yunis

Botched assassination in 2014

d. Unconfirmed in 2024

ICC arrest warrant

Marwan Issa

p. Al‑Majal

b. Bureij refugee camp

d. 2024

Yahya Sinwar d. 2024 (political leader KIA see above)

Alleged "Nukhba"

Ayman Nofal

d. 2023

Ali Al Qadi

Qassam commanders

Engineers

Yahya Ayyash

Adnan al-Ghoul

Martyrdom operatives

Jafar Muna

Alphabetical list

Dissident faction

Qawasameh tribe

Amal Syam (Arabic: أمل صيام) (born December 14, 1962) is a member of the Palestinian group Hamas. She served as the Minister of Women's Affairs in the March 2007 unity cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority.

References

"Dr. Kholoud Daibes-Abu Diya and Amal Siam..Two Bethlehem Ministers in the Unity Government" د.خلود دعيبس-ابو دية وامل صيام..وزيرتان تلحميتان في حكومة الوحدة. www.alwatanvoice.com. 15 March 2007.

Hamas

History

Political wing

Elections	2005 presidential 2006 legislative

Law and order

Military wing

People	Leader: Mohammed Deif Spokesperson: Abu Obaida Marwan Issa Yahya Ayyash Adnan al-Ghoul Salah Shehade Mazen Faqha Wa'el Nassar Ahmed Jabari Imad Abbas Emad Akel Nidal Farahat Yunis Al Astal Ahmed Ghandour Women Reem Riyashi Fatma Omar An-Najar

Operations	Murder of Yaron and Efrat Ungar Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing 2001 Immanuel bus attack 2004 Ashdod Port bombings IDF outpost bombing 2006 Gaza cross-border raid Gaza War (2008–2009) August 2010 West Bank shooting attack 2012 Gaza War 2014 Gaza War 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis 2023 attack on Israel Israel–Hamas war

Weapons	Al-Bana Batar Qassam rocket Yasin (RPG)

Social services

Media

Foreign relations

Support from (Iran
Israel
Qatar
Turkey)
Russia
Lebanon

Criticism of Hamas
- Hamas war crimes
- Hamas most wanted playing cards

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