Hamas government of 2012

Second de facto Hamas government of the Gaza Strip

Hamas government of 2012

Date formed| September 2012
Date dissolved| 2 June 2014
People and organisations
Head of state| Mahmoud Abbas (President of the Palestinian National Authority)
Head of government| Ismail Haniyeh
No. of ministers| 10
Member party| Hamas
Status in legislature| PLC (Gaza Strip)
Opposition party| Fatah
Opposition leader| Mahmoud Abbas
History
Predecessor| Hamas Government of June 2007
Successor| Palestinian unity government of 2014

The Hamas government of 2012 was the second de facto Hamas government in the Gaza Strip since the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas in 2007. It was formed on 26 August 2012 and approved by the Gaza-based Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).[1][2] As with the first Hamas government, this government was led by Ismail Haniyeh.

Seven of the ten ministers were newly appointed to the new government.[3] The priorities of the new government has been said to be "ending the siege [of the Gaza Strip] and easing the problems of citizens, especially with regard to electricity and water."[2] Neither the Palestinian Authority nor any foreign country recognised the Hamas governments as legitimate, and do not have any relations with Hamas; the United States, Canada, the European Union, Japan and Israel have designated Hamas a terrorist organization.

The Hamas governments in the Gaza Strip claim to be successors of the Palestinian unity government 2007, which had been dismissed by Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in June 2007. Haniyeh had continued to claim the PA Fatah government of 2007 in West Bank and its successors were illegitimate.

The Hamas government of 2012 resigned in June 2014 after the formation of the Palestinian unity government of 2014.

## Members of the government

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Name  | Office  | Party

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Ismail Haniyeh | Prime Minister | Hamas
Ziad Al-Zaza *[1][3][4] | Deputy Prime Minister  | Hamas
Finance  | Hamas
Mufiz al-Makhalalati[3][4] | Health | Hamas
Yusef Sobhi Aghreyz[3][4] | Housing and Public Works  | Hamas
Mazen Haniyeh[3][4] | Justice  | Hamas
Ismail Radwan[3][4] | Religious Endowments (Waqf)  | Hamas
Mohammed Jawad al-Farra[3][4] | Local Government  | Hamas
Ali Abdul Aziz al-Tirshawi[3][4] | Agriculture  | Hamas
Ghazi Hamad[5] | Deputy Foreign Minister  | Hamas
Fathi Hamad *[1] | Interior | Hamas
Osama al-Muzayni *[1] | Education | Hamas

* Kept their positions from previous Hamas government of June 2007.

## Diplomacy

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In September 2012, following the announcement of the new government, the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported that for the first time since the split with the Palestinian Authority in 2007, Hamas was seeking to appoint its own diplomats.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ghazi Hamad, however, strongly denied that these forthcoming diplomatic appointments was an indication that the Gaza government was seeking to entrench the division between West Bank and Gaza Strip.[5]

## See also

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* Palestinian government

## References

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1. ^ a b c d New Hamas cabinet approved by lawmakers. Ma'an, 27 August 2012
2. ^ a b Hamas announces cabinet reshuffle in Gaza. AFP, 2 September 2012
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Haniya inducts 7 new ministers into cabinet Archived 2013-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. AFP
4. ^ a b c d e f g "Haniya Announces Cabinet Reshuffle in Gaza". Naharnet. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
5. ^ a b Hamas seeks to enter the world of diplomacy. Saleh al-Naami, Asharq Al-Awsat, 5 September 2012

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