Interior Minister of the Gaza Strip

See also: Ministry of Interior (State of Palestine)

Palestinian Ministry of Interior (Gaza Strip)وزارة الداخلية والأمن الوطني

Agency overview
Jurisdiction| Gaza Strip
Headquarters| Gaza City
Agency executive|

* Fathi Hamad[citation needed], Minister

Parent agency| Hamas Authority[citation needed]

The Interior Minister in the Gaza Strip is an office created in June 2007, following the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip, that left the Ramallah-based version of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) as the Palestinian leadership in only the occupied West Bank and a Hamas-led government in control of the Gaza Strip. The ministry is in charge of the security and statistics of the people in the Gaza Strip.

In June 2007, the Interior Minister in Gaza was Said Seyam, as part of the first Hamas government of June 2007 led by Ismail Haniyeh. After Seyam was assassinated in January 2009, during the Gaza War, Fathi Hamad was appointed to the office in April 2009.[1] Hamad continued in the position in the second  Haniyeh government of September 2012.

The Interior Minister also leads the Hamas Public Affairs Department and is the director of Al-Aqsa TV, the Hamas-run television station.[1]

## Officeholders

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term  | Political party

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Took office  | Left office  | Duration
1  |  |  | Said Seyam
(1959–2009) | June 2007 | January 2009 | 1 year, 7 months | Hamas
2  |  |  | Fathi Hamad
(born 1961) | April 2009 | Incumbent | 16 years, 3 months | Hamas

## See also

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* Ministry of Interior (State of Palestine)

## External links

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* Official Interior Ministry Website (Gaza Strip) Archived 2023-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

## References

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1. ^ a b "Hamas officially announces Fathi Hamad new Interior Minister". Palestinian Press. 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.

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