Ali Baraka | |
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Head of Hamas Department of National Relations Abroad | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Hamas Representative in Lebanon | |
In office 2011–2019 | |
Preceded by | Osama Hamdan |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Abd al-Hadi |
Ali Abed Al Rahman Baraka (Arabic: علي بركة) is a senior Hamas official based in Beirut, Lebanon. As the Palestinian militant group's head of Department of National Relations Abroad Baraka oversees the group's foreign relations. He was previously the Hamas representative in Lebanon from 2011 to 2019.
Baraka is sanctioned by the U.S. and the United Kingdom for involvement in facilitating Hamas' militant activities targeting civilians, such as the October 7 attacks.