Rami Hamdallah | |
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رامي الحمد الله | |
Prime Minister of the State of Palestine | |
In office 19 September 2013 – 14 April 2019 (Disputed with Ismail Haniyeh from 19 September 2013 until 2 June 2014) | |
President | Mahmoud Abbas |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Shtayyeh |
In office 6 June 2013 – 23 June 2013 (Disputed with Ismail Haniyeh) | |
Preceded by | Salam Fayyad |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Personal details | |
Born | Anabta, West Bank, Jordan | 10 August 1958
Nationality | Palestinian |
Political party | Fatah |
Alma mater | University of Jordan University of Manchester Lancaster University |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Rami Hamdallah (Arabic: رامي الحمد الله, romanized: Rāmī al-Ḥamd Allāh; born 10 August 1958) is a Palestinian politician and academic. He served as prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority from 2014 to 2019[1] and president of An-Najah National University in Nablus.[2]
On 2 June 2013, the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas named him to succeed Salam Fayyad as prime minister.[3] His appointment was not recognized by Hamas, who were not consulted in the decision.[4] He is a member of Fatah;[5] however, the BBC states that he is a political independent.[6] On 20 June 2013, Hamdallah tendered his resignation, which Abbas accepted on 23 June.[7] Six weeks after that, Abbas asked Hamdallah to form a new government, which he did on 19 September 2013.[8] He was appointed the head of the unity government on 2 June 2014,[9] a position from which he resigned on 29 January 2019.[10]