Yahya Ibrahim Sanwar

YAHYA IBRAHIM SINWAR
BORN:
OCTOBER 29, 1962,
GAZA STRIP
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF
GAZA
YEARS OF
IMPRISONMENT:
1982: 6 MONTHS 1985: 8 MONTHS
1988: 4 LIFE SENTENCES
RESPONSIBILITIES:
HEAD OF HAMAS' OFFICE IN GAZAFOUNDER OF HAMAS' SECURITY SERVICE
RELEASE:
IN 2011, AFTER 23 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT,
HE WAS FREED AS PART OF THE EXCHANGE OF 1,027 PALESTINIAN PRISONERS FOR ISRAELI SOLDIER GILAD SHALIT.
20 IN 2024: 24 ELECTED AS THE HEAD OF
HAMAS' POLITICAL BUREAU, SUCCEEDING THE MARTYR ISMAIL HANIYEH.