Ayman Nofal

Ayman Nofal
أيمن نوفل
Born(1974-05-13)13 May 1974
Bureij, Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip
DiedOctober 2023 (aged 49)
Bureij, Gaza Strip
NationalityPalestinian
Hamas biographies
Map: Birthplaces and family origins.
Abbreviations
p. parents from
b. born in
d. death
Leaders
Party leader
b. Al-Jura, d. 2004
b. Yibna, d. 2004
b. Silwad
p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024
p. Al‑Majal, b. Khan Yunis, d. 2024
Leader in Gaza
p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024
p. Al‑Majal, b. Khan Yunis, d. 2024
Deputy Leader
p. Yibna, b. Rafah
p. Al-Jura, b. Al-Shati, d. 2024
b. 'Arura, d. 2024
b. Gaza City
Military wing leader
p. Al‑Qubayba, b. Khan Yunis
d. Possible death in 2024
Politicians and officials
Male politicians
b. Beit Hanoun
Head of International relations
Previously: Health Minister
Female politicians
b. Jabalia, m. Widow of Rantisi, d. 2023
Minister for Women's Affairs
Government officials in Gaza
p. Bayt Tima, b. Jabalia, d. 2024
Police and crisis management
Health Ministry spokesperson
Officials in Lebanon
Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades
p. Kawkaba (near Kokhav Michael) and Al‑Qubayba, b. Khan Yunis
d. failed attempt in 2014
d. unconfirmed in 2024
p. Ashkelon
b. Bureij refugee camp
Alleged Al Qassam militants
Alleged "Nukhba"
Other biography pages
p. Bayt Tima b. Jabalia d. 2010

Ayman Nofal (Arabic: أيمن نوفل; 13 May 1974 – 17 October 2023)[citation needed] was a Palestinian senior commander in Al-Qassam Brigades, the militant arm of Hamas. Nofal was a member of the group's General Military Council, head of its Central Gaza Brigade, and head of air operations. He was killed during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.