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Sector : Government Officials, Ministers
Born in Hebron in 1953; secondary education in the industrial stream; moved between Jericho and Salfit; worked in private housing and business; founded the Young Men’s Muslim Association and served as its chairman for 13 years; one of the founders of Hamas in Hebron; deported to Marj Az-Zuhour in Dec. 1992 (until Dec. 1993); appointed PA advisor on religious affairs after 1997; Minister of Youth and Sports for 20 months, then State Minister for three years; considered candidacy following the death of Pres. Yasser Arafat but soon withdrew.Source