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Ramadan Shalah | |
|---|---|
رمضان شلح | |
 Ramadan Shalah in 2016 | |
| Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine | |
| In office 27 October 1995 – 27 September 2018 | |
| Deputy | Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh |
| Preceded by | Fathi Shaqaqi |
| Succeeded by | Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shalah 1 January 1958 Shuja'iyya, Gaza City, All-Palestine Protectorate, Republic of Egypt |
| Died | 6 June 2020 (aged 62) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Resting place | Yarmouk Camp, Syria |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine |
| Alma mater | Durham University (Ph.D) |
| Profession | Professor of Economics |
Ramadan Abdullah Mohammed Shalah (Arabic: رمضان عبد الله محمد شلح; 1 January 1958[1] – 6 June 2020) was a Palestinian military officer and the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a militant anti-zionist group, between 27 October 1995 and 2018.
On becoming secretary-general of PIJ, Shalah was designated a Specially Designated Terrorist (SDT) by the United States on 27 November 1995.[2] In 2006, he was placed on the United States FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list.[3]
In April 2018, Shalah suffered a series of strokes, and on 28 September 2018 was replaced by Ziyad al-Nakhalah as PIJ leader.
During the 23 years of his leadership of PIJ, the group undertook numerous attacks on Israeli civilians, including suicide bombings; and has suffered extensive operations against its infrastructure carried out by the IDF, which resulted in severe losses to the group, and it appeared significantly weakened by 2004.[4][5]
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