Khalil al-Hayya

Khalil al-Hayya
خليل الحية
Al-Hayya in 2022
Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau
Acting
Assumed office
16 October 2024
Serving with Khaled Mashal, Zaher Jabarin, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, and an unnamed Hamas official
Preceded byYahya Sinwar
Succeeded byTBA
Deputy Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau
In office
6 August 2024 – 16 October 2024
ChairmanYahya Sinwar
Preceded bySaleh al-Arouri
Succeeded byTBA
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
Assumed office
25 January 2006
ConstituencyGaza City
Personal details
Born (1960-11-05) 5 November 1960 (age 64)[1]
Gaza City, Egyptian Gaza Strip
NationalityPalestinian
Political partyHamas
Alma materIslamic University of Gaza (BA)
University of Jordan (MA)
University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences (PhD)
NicknameAbu Osama (kunya)

Khalil al-Hayya (Arabic: خليل الحية; born 5 November 1960) is a Palestinian politician who has served as the deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau since August 2024, succeeding deceased Saleh al-Arouri. He also serving as one of the acting quinquevirate leadership of Hamas, alongside with Khaled Mashal, Zaher Jabarin, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, and an unnamed Hamas official after Yahya Sinwar was killed by the IDF in October 2024. He also was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council since January 2006 as a representative of Gaza City.