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| وزارة الداخلية والأمن الوطني | |
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| Formed | 1994 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Palestine |
| Headquarters | Ramallah, Palestine Other location: Abu Dis,Jerusalem Governorate, Palestine |
| Minister responsible |
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| Child agencies | |
TheMinistry of Interior and National Security[1][2] is the branch of thePalestinian National Authority (PNA) cabinet in charge of the security and the statistics of the population of theState of Palestine. ThePalestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) is a sub-branch of the Interior Ministry that has the responsibility for the population and economic statistics of thePalestinian territories. SinceHamas' takeover of Gaza, the position of the Interior Ministry within thePalestinian Security Services is unclear.
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In 2006, theIsraeli Defense Forces struck the office building of the Interior Ministry multiple times as a part of a bombing campaign in Gaza. The attacks were in response to the kidnapping ofGilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier.[3]
In June 2007, the office in Gaza was taken bySaid Seyam as part of theHamas government of June 2007.Hamas' takeover of Gaza left the Ramallah-based version of thePalestinian National Authority (PNA) as the Palestinian leadership in only theoccupied West Bank and aHamas-led government in control of the Gaza Strip.
Fathi Hamad took office in January 2009, following assassination of Said Seyam on 15 January 2009 during theGaza War.[4] In August 2012, followinggovernment reshuffle by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyye,Fathi Hamad remained in position.
The ministry is in charge of the security and statistics of the people in the Gaza Strip.
The Interior Minister also leads the Hamas Public Affairs Department and is the director ofAl-Aqsa TV, the Hamas-run television station.[5]
| # | Name | Party | Governments | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasser Arafat[6] | Fatah | 1,2,3 | 5 July 1994 | 13 June 2002 | Serving Prime Minister |
| 2 | Abdel Razak al-Yehiyeh[7] | PLO/Independent | 4 | 13 June 2002 | 29 October 2002 | |
| 3 | Hani al-Hassan[8] | Fatah | 5 | 29 October 2002 | 30 April 2003 | |
| 4 | Mahmoud Abbas*[9][10][11] | Fatah | 6 | 30 April 2003 | 6 September 2003 | Serving Prime Minister |
| — | Nasser Yousef [ar][12]** was nominated,[13][14] but not appointed.[15] *** | Fatah | 7 | 7 October 2003 | 12 November 2003 | |
| 5 | Hakam Balawi[16] | Fatah | 7,8 | 13 October 2003 (acting) 12 November 2003 | 12 November 2003 (acting) 24 February 2005 | |
| 6 | Nasser Yousef [ar][17] | Fatah | 9 | 24 February 2005 | 29 March 2006 | |
| 7 | Said Seyam | Hamas | 10 | 29 March 2006 | 17 March 2007 | |
| 8 | Hani Talab al-Qawasmi[18] **** | Hamas/Independent (unity government) | 11 | 17 March 2007 | 23 April 2007 | |
| 9 | Ismail Haniyeh | Hamas | 11 | 23 April 2007 | 14 June 2007 | Serving Prime Minister |
| — | Parallel governments | |||||
| 12 | Rami Hamdallah[19] | Fatah/Independent (unity government)[20] | 17 | 2 June 2014 | 14 April 2019 | Serving Prime Minister |
| 13 | Mohammad Shtayyeh | Fatah | 18 | 13 April 2019 | 1 January 2022 | Serving Prime Minister |
| 14 | Ziad Hab al-Rih [ar] | Fatah | 18,19 | 1 January 2022 | Incumbent | |
| *Mohammed Dahlan, former Preventive Security Director in the Gaza Strip became Minister of State for Security Affairs ** Emergency government appointed by Presidential Decree | ||||||
| # | Name | Party | Governments | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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| 10 | Abdel Razak al-Yehiyeh[22][23] | PLO/Independent | 12 | 15 June 2007 | 19 May 2009 | |
| 11 | Saeed Abu Ali[24][25] | Fatah | 13,14,15, 16 | 19 May 2009 | 2 June 2014 |
| # | Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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| 1 | Said Seyam | Hamas | 15 June 2007 | 15 January 2009 | |
| 2 | Fathi Hamad[26][27] | Hamas | April 2009 | 2 June 2014 | |
| ? | Unknown | 15 January 2009 | Present | The current minister of interior inGaza Strip under Hamas is Unknown, the chief ofHamas controlled Gaza police is Major General Mahmoud Salah. |
