Personal Info
- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born 1941 in Haifa, married with 6 girls and 3 boys.
Personal History
Completed elementary studies in Orabah and Toubas schools in Jenin
Finished his secondary studies at al-Salhia School in Nablus
Graduate of Faculty of Arts, Birzeit University
Head of Hamas' information department during the first Intifada
Director of Islamic Charitable Society in al-Bireh for 11 years
Founded the Safa Sports Club
Teacher in Toubas and Birzeit and Ramallah Educational Zones
Acting Member of Beit al-Maqdess League for Literature
Acting Member of Islamic Charity Society
Acting Head of the Zt Committee in Ramallah
Educational Supervisor for Physical Education in Department of Teaching and Education in Ramallah
Lecturer in Faculty of Educational Sciences in Ramallah
1971 -1982 - Football Coach
1978 - 1979 - One of the Founding Members of Islamic Party in Birzeit University
1990 - Detained in Israelis prisons for 2 years
1995 - 1996 - Official Hamas Spokesman
September 1997 - October 1998 - Detained in PA prisons
According to Amnesty International, “After the Palestinian High Court ordered the immediate release, on grounds of unlawful detention, of Shaikh Mahmud Musleh, a Hamas activist, in December 1997 he was taken for a short walk and then brought back to prison. He was told that he had been rearrested. That makes a mockery of the law.”
Has twice served time in Israeli jails due to his connections to Hamas.
Source Achievements and Awards
Parliamentarian Ramallah District
Notable Quotations
Western people say we must recognize Israel, but who recognizes our rights as an occupied people? The strong will not be strong forever. The weak will not be weak forever. Our ideals are our ideals, but we are ready to search for solutions."
--The Gazette, January 22, 2006
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