Essam al-Da'alis | |
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عصام الدعاليس | |
| Head of the Government Administrative Committee | |
| In office 14 June 2021 –23 July 2024 |
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Essam al-Da'alis (Arabic : عصام الدعاليس, romanized: Issam Al-Da'alis, 30 October 1966 – 23 July 2024), also spelled Daalis or Dalis, was a Palestinian politician and Hamas member who, on 13 June 2021, was appointed as head of the Government Administrative Committee of the Gaza Strip, [1] [2] [3] a position also referred to as "head of Government Follow-up Committee" and often compared to that of Prime Minister or head of government. [4] He was appointed by the Hamas-aligned Palestinian Legislative Council, which was meeting in Gaza. [5]
Despite performing, from 2021 up until the beginning of the Gaza war, day-to-day work in the Gaza Strip akin to that of a head of government, [4] Da'alis, in contrast with most other Hamas's leaders, had not been the target of Western sanctions. [6]
Da'alis was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 23 July 2024, [7] but his death was not confirmed until 22 January 2025. [8]
