Essam al-Da'alis

Essam al-Da'alis
عصام الدعاليس
Head of the Government Administrative Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 June 2021
LeaderIsmail Haniyeh
Yahya Sinwar
Mohammed Sinwar
Preceded byMohammed Awad
Personal details
Born (1966-10-30) 30 October 1966 (age 58)
Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Egypt (present-day Jabalia refugee camp, Palestine)
Political partyHamas

Essam al-Da'alis (Arabic: عصام الدعاليس, romanized: Issam Al-Da'alis, born 30 October 1966), also spelled Daalis or Dalis, is a Palestinian politician and Hamas member who, on 13 June 2021, was appointed as head of the Government Administrative Committee of the Gaza Strip,[1][2][3] a position also referred to as "head of Government Follow-up Committee" and often compared to that of Prime Minister or head of government.[4] He was appointed by the Hamas-aligned Palestinian Legislative Council, which was meeting in Gaza.[5]

Despite performing, from 2021 up until the beginning of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, day-to-day work in the Gaza Strip akin to that of a head of government,[4] Da'alis, in contrast with most other Hamas's leaders, has not been the target of Western sanctions.[6]

  1. ^ "With the need to hold student council elections in the forefront, ICHR delegation meets with Gaza officials and discusses human rights issues". The Independent Commission For Human Rights. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  2. ^ "Middle East Monitor - Palestinians establish cornea bank in Gaza". 2022-12-19.
  3. ^ "LIVE UPDATES: Day Two of Operation Aqsa Typhoon, ongoing Israeli Occupation aggression in Gaza". en.royanews.tv. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  4. ^ a b "Ministry of Foreign Affairs - State of Palestine | » Foreign Affairs Bureau Wishes the Government Work Head a Happy Eid-ul-Fitr". www.mofa.ps. Retrieved 2023-10-29.[dead link]
  5. ^ Khaled Abu Toameh (14 June 2021). "Palestinian Authority: This is not a gov't of change". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Hamas Faces Few Sanctions for a Group Called Terrorist by the US". Bloomberg.com. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-29.