Muhammad Ismail Darwish
{{Short description|Palestinian politician}}
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{{Redirect|Abu Omar Hassan|other people named Abu Omar and Hassan respectively|Abu Omar (disambiguation)|and|Hassan (given name)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Ismail Darwish
{{Nobold|{{lang|ar|محمد إسماعيل درويش}}}}
| image = Muhammad Ismail Darwish during an interview with Khamenei.ir website.jpg
| caption = Darwish in 2025
| office = Chairman of the Hamas Shura Council
| term_start = 17 October 2023
| term_end =
| deputy =
| preceded = Osama Mazini
| successor =
| office1 = Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau
| term_start1 = 16 October 2024
| term_end1 =
| alongside1 = Khaled Mashal, Khalil al-Hayya, Zaher Jabarin, and an unnamed Hamas official
| status1 = Acting
| predecessor1 = Yahya Sinwar
| successor1 = TBA
| birth_name = Muhammad Ismail Darwish
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Palestinian refugee camp, Lebanon
| nationality = Palestinian
| party = Hamas
| spouse =
| residence = Qatar
| alma_mater =
}}{{Hamas history}}
Muhammad Ismail Darwish ({{langx|ar|محمد إسماعيل درويش|translit=Muḥammad ʾIsmāʿīl Darwīsh}}), also known as Abu Omar Hassan ({{langx|ar|أبو عمر حسن|translit=ʾAbū ʿUmar Ḥasan}}), is a Lebanese-born Palestinian fighter and politician who has served as the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council since October 2023, succeeding Osama Mazini, after his death on 16 October 2023 by an Israeli strike.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjflecjc0|title=Hamas said to pick head of religious council to replace Haniyeh|first=Einav|last=Halabi|date=6 August 2024|website=ynetnews.com}}
Early life
Muhammad Ismail Darwish was born in the Palestinian refugee camp, Lebanon.
Career
He joined Hamas and is almost unknown as he does not appear in the media. Over the years, he dealt with and built the organization's economy, including transferring money from Iran to Hamas as well as investments around the world.{{Cite web |title="اختيار محمد إسماعيل درويش خلفاً لـ هنية".. مصادر تكشف, alarabiya, |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-world/2024/08/06/-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81}}
He lives in Qatar.
On 29 January 2025, he met with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey.https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-meets-with-hamas-leader-delegation-ankara-2025-01-29/
On 1 March 2025, Darwish announced Hamas willingness to abstain from participating in the governance of post-war Gaza, calling for a national unity government or a non-partisan technocratic body to rule the territory.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-02 |title=Israel supports US proposal to extend ceasefire’s first phase |url=https://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/national/24974521.israel-supports-us-proposal-extend-ceasefires-first-phase/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Tivyside Advertiser |language=en}}
References
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