Khalil al-Hayya
Khalil al-Hayya | |
|---|---|
خليل الحية | |
Al-Hayya in 2022 | |
| Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 16 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Yahya Sinwar |
| Deputy Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau | |
| In office 6 August – 16 October 2024 | |
| Chairman | Yahya Sinwar |
| Preceded by | Saleh al-Arouri |
| Succeeded by | TBA |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2006 | |
| Constituency | Gaza City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1960 Gaza City, Egyptian Gaza Strip |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Hamas |
| Residence(s) | Doha, Qatar |
| Alma mater | Islamic University of Gaza (BA) University of Jordan (MA) University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences (PhD) |
| Nickname | Abu Osama (kunya) |
Khalil al-Hayya (Arabic: خليل الحية; born 5 November 1960) is a Palestinian politician who served as the deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from August to October 2024, succeeding deceased Saleh al-Arouri. He is now serving as one of the acting quinquevirate leadership of Hamas, alongside 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.