Mohammed Sinwar
Mohammed Sinwar | |
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محمد السنوار | |
| 3rd Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip | |
| In office 16 October 2024 – 13 May 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Issam al-Da'alis |
| Preceded by | Yahya Sinwar |
| Succeeded by | Izz al-Din al-Haddad |
| 7th Commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades | |
| In office 13 July 2024 – 13 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Deif |
| Succeeded by | Izz al-Din al-Haddad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar 16 September 1975 Khan Yunis refugee camp, Gaza Strip |
| Died | 13 May 2025 (aged 49) Gaza European Hospital, Al-Fukhari, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip |
| Manner of death | Assassination by airstrike |
| Relatives | Yahya Sinwar (brother) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Hamas |
| Branch | al-Qassam Brigades |
| Service years | 1991–2025 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Conflicts | |
Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan al-Sinwar (Arabic: محمد إبراهيم حسن السنوار; 16 September 1975 – 13 May 2025) was a Palestinian politician and militant who became the third Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, following the killing of his brother, Yahya Sinwar in October 2024. He also served as the seventh commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades since July 2024. He held both positions until he was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in May 2025.
Born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp, Sinwar spent several years in Israeli and Palestinian Authority jails in the 1990s and became the leader of Hamas's Khan Yunis Brigade in 2005. Israel made several attempts to assassinate him, the last of which killed him in 2025.