Hani Talab al-Qawasmi is a Palestinian politician. He was born in
Gaza
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* Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
** Gaza City, a city in the Gaza Strip
** Gaza Governorate, a governorate in the Gaza Strip Lebanon
* Ghazzeh, a village in ...
, although his family originated from
Hebron in the modern-day
West Bank and emigrated to Gaza in 1949. Al-Qawasmi received his BA degree in accounting from
Cairo University and pursued his studies and got a high diploma in human resources from Cairo University. Al-Qawasmi worked at the religious al-Azhar Institute for 10 years. He worked with the establishment of the
Palestinian National Authority in its Civil Affairs Ministry for 7 years.
[''The PA Ministerial Cabinet List—The National Unity Government March 2007'']
JMCC. Archived on 4 October 2009
He currently works as general director of administrative affairs at the Interior Ministry, effectively the
Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, upon a decision from the Cabinet.
In May 2007, the coalition deal between
Hamas and
Fatah
Fatah ( ar, فتح '), formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, is a Palestinian nationalist social democratic political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and ...
appeared to be weaker, as new fighting broke out between the two factions. This was considered a major setback. Al-Qawasmi, who had been considered a moderate civil servant acceptable to both factions, resigned due to what he termed harmful behavior by both factions.
Top Palestinian security official quits
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press, 5/14/07
Resignation deepens Gaza crisis
BBC, 5/14/07.
Al-Qawasmi is currently married with five children.
See also
*History of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Gaza City
Interior ministers of the Palestinian National Authority
Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority
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