Salah Mohammad Albardawil

Salah was born in 1959 in Khan Younis, married with 3 boys and 4 girls; Parliamentarian Khan Younis District.

Hamas Speaker

Personal History

• Completed elementary and secondary studies in Khan Younis

• 1982 - BA in Arabic language from Dal al-Uloum Faculty, the University of Cairo

• 1993 - Detained by Israel

• 1987 - MA in Palestinian Literature from the Arabic Research and Studies Institute in Cairo

• 2001 - PhD in Palestinian literature

• Editor in Chief of al-Risala Weekly Magazine

• Member of Political Bureau and Information Department in al-Khalas National Islamic Party

• Founding Member of al-Khalas National Islamic Party

• Professor in Faculty of Arts at the Islamic University in Gaza

• Current columnist in al-Risala Weekly Magazine

• Acting Member of Palestinian Writers Union in Gaza

• Chairman of National Grouping for Thought and Culture

Notable Quotations

"The majority of the Cabinet members will be from outside parliament, and some independents and technocrats."

--Haaretz, March 16, 2006

Academic Figures