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محمد شبير | |
| Born | Mohammed Eid Hammad Shubair (1946-03-28)28 March 1946 |
| Died | 12 November 2023(2023-11-12) (aged 77) Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Occupations | Academic and politician |
Mohammed Shubair (Arabic:محمد شبير; 28 March 1946 – 12 November 2023) was a Palestinian politician and academic who served as president of theIslamic University of Gaza from 1992 to 2006. He was the Prime Minister-in-waiting for theNational Unity Government 2007.[1] SeniorHamas officials announced that Hamas andFatah had agreed on him on 13 November 2006.[2] Shubair, however, did not become prime minister.Salam Fayyad becamePrime Minister whenHamas took over Gaza, in 2007.[3] Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah, Shubair frequently visited the lateYasser Arafat in hisWest Bank andGaza Strip headquarters.[4]
Shubair was originally fromKhan Yunis and received hisdoctorate inmicrobiology fromMarshall University. He had six children. His wife served as deputy minister of women's affairs.
Shubair was killed by an Israeli drone after initially surviving an airstrike during theGaza war on 12 November 2023. He was 77.[5] The airstrike on the home he was displaced to killed five people, including a baby. Shubair was killed with his wife Rehab Shubair, their daughter-in-law Najat Ayoub Alhelo, and their grandson, Muhammad Malik Shubair.[6]
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