Hamas government of June 2007

Hamas Government of June 2007
Date formed	June 2007
People and organisations
Head of state	Mahmoud Abbas (not recognized by Hamas)
Head of government	Ismail Haniyeh
No. of ministers	13
Member party	Hamas
Status in legislature	Palestinian Legislative Council (not recognized by Hamas)
History
Predecessor	Palestinian Unity Government of March 2007
Successor	Second Hamas Government of September 2012

The Hamas government of June 2007 led by Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas formed a separate government [en] in the Gaza Strip after the 2007 Battle of Gaza [en].

Background

PA President Mahmoud Abbas maintained a separate Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in the West Bank that cooperated intermittently [en] with the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip on some issues, such as health.

Members of the government

Name	Office
Ismail Haniyeh	Prime Minister
Mohammed Awad [1][2]	Deputy Prime Minister
	Foreign Affairs
Samir Abu Eisheh^[source?]	Planning Minister
Said Seyam (replaced by Fathi Hamad in 2009)	Interior Minister
Osama al-Muzayni	Education
Yousef al-Mansi	Telecommunications and Information Technology
Mohammed al-Agha	Agriculture
Mohammed al-Barghouthi	Local Government
Ziad al-Zaza	Economic Affairs
Basem Naim	Health
Ali al-Sartawi	Justice
Hussein Tartouri	Waqf and Religious Affairs
Amal Syam	Women Affairs
Ashraf al-Ajrami	State
Basem Naim	Youth and Sports

Related pages

• Palestinian government
• First Fayyad Government [en] - Fatah government in the West Bank, as the government of the Palestinian National Authority
• Gaza War (2008–2009)
• Blockade of the Gaza Strip

References

1. May 2012, Naharnet Newsdesk. "Hamas Official Meets Iran Diplomatic, Security Chiefs". Naharnet. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
2. Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (March 23, 2012). "Dispute with Egypt triggers fuel crisis in Gaza". Reuters. Retrieved December 21, 2023.