Ali Baraka

Ali Baraka
Head of Hamas Department of National Relations Abroad
Assumed office
2019
Hamas Representative in Lebanon
In office
2011–2019
Preceded byOsama Hamdan
Succeeded byAhmed 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.