Muhammad Ismail Darwish

"Abu Omar Hassan" redirects here. For other people named Abu Omar and Hassan respectively, see Abu Omar (disambiguation) and Hassan (given name).

Muhammad Ismail Darwish محمد إسماعيل درويش
Darwish in 2025
Chairman of the Hamas Shura Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 2023

Muhammad Ismail Darwish (Arabic : محمد إسماعيل درويش, romanized: Muḥammad ʾIsmāʿīl Darwīsh), also known as Abu Omar Hassan (Arabic : أبو عمر حسن, romanized: ʾAbū ʿUmar Ḥasan), is a Lebanese-born Palestinian 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. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

He lives in Qatar. ^[2]

On 29 January 2025, he met with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

References

1. Halabi, Einav (6 August 2024). "Hamas said to pick head of religious council to replace Haniyeh". ynetnews.com.
2. ""اختيار محمد إسماعيل درويش خلفاً لـ هنية".. مصادر تكشف, alarabiya".
3. "Turkey's Erdogan meets with Hamas leader, delegation in Ankara". Reuters. 29 January 2025.
4. "Israel supports US proposal to extend ceasefire's first phase". Tivyside Advertiser. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.