# Muhammad Ismail Darwish > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Muhammad_Ismail_Darwish > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Muhammad_Ismail_Darwish.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ismail_Darwish > Source revision: 1347672947 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Palestinian politician}} {{Redirect|Abu Omar Hassan|other people named Abu Omar and Hassan respectively|Abu Omar (disambiguation)|and|Hassan (given name)}} {{protection padlock|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Muhammad Ismail Darwish
{{Nobold|{{lang|ar|محمد إسماعيل درويش}}}} | image = Muhammad Ismail Darwish during an interview with Khamenei.ir website.jpg | caption = Darwish in 2025 | office = [Chairman of the Hamas Shura Council](/source/Chairman_of_the_Hamas_Shura_Council) | term_start = 17 October 2023 | term_end = | deputy = | preceded = [Osama Mazini](/source/Osama_Mazini) | successor = | office1 = [Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau](/source/Chairman_of_the_Hamas_Political_Bureau) | term_start1 = 16 October 2024 | term_end1 = | alongside1 = [Khaled Mashal](/source/Khaled_Mashal), [Khalil al-Hayya](/source/Khalil_al-Hayya), [Zaher Jabarin](/source/Zaher_Jabarin), and an unnamed Hamas official | status1 = Acting | predecessor1 = [Yahya Sinwar](/source/Yahya_Sinwar) | successor1 = | birth_name = Muhammad Ismail Darwish | birth_date = | birth_place = [Palestinian refugee camp](/source/Palestinian_refugee_camp), [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon) | party = [Hamas](/source/Hamas) | spouse = | alma_mater = }} '''Muhammad Ismail Darwish''' ({{langx|ar|محمد إسماعيل درويش|translit=Muḥammad ʾIsmāʿīl Darwīsh}}), also known as '''Abu Omar Hassan''' ({{langx|ar|أبو عمر حسن|translit=ʾAbū ʿUmar Ḥasan}}), is a Lebanese-born Palestinian politician who has served as the [chairman of the Hamas Shura Council](/source/chairman_of_the_Hamas_Shura_Council) since October 2023, succeeding [Osama Mazini](/source/Osama_Mazini), after his death on 16 October 2023 by an Israeli strike.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjflecjc0|title=Hamas said to pick head of religious council to replace Haniyeh|first=Einav|last=Halabi|date=6 August 2024|website=Ynet}} == Early life == Muhammad Ismail Darwish was born in a [Palestinian refugee camp](/source/Palestinian_refugee_camp) in [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon). ==Political career== He joined Hamas and is almost unknown as he does not appear in the media. Over the years, he dealt with and built the organization's economy, including transferring money from Iran to Hamas as well as investments around the world.{{Cite web |title="اختيار محمد إسماعيل درويش خلفاً لـ هنية".. مصادر تكشف, alarabiya |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-world/2024/08/06/-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81}} He lives in [Qatar](/source/Qatar). On 29 January 2025, he met with Turkish President [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](/source/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan) in [Ankara](/source/Ankara), Turkey.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-meets-with-hamas-leader-delegation-ankara-2025-01-29/ | title=Turkey's Erdogan meets with Hamas leader, delegation in Ankara | work=Reuters | date=29 January 2025 }} On 1 March 2025, Darwish announced [Hamas](/source/Hamas)'s willingness to abstain from participating in the governance of post-war Gaza, calling for a national unity government or a non-partisan technocratic body to rule the territory.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-02 |title=Israel supports US proposal to extend ceasefire's first phase |url=https://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/national/24974521.israel-supports-us-proposal-extend-ceasefires-first-phase/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Tivyside Advertiser |language=en}} == Assassination attempt == {{main|Israeli attack on Doha}} On 9 September 2025, Darwish was at the Hamas Headquarters in [Doha](/source/Doha), [Qatar](/source/Qatar) during an airstrike.{{Cite web |date=2025-09-09 |title=إسرائيل تستهدف قيادة حماس في قطر |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-world/gulf/2025/09/09/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1- |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=العربية |language=ar}}{{Cite news |date=2025 |title=Hamas denies assassination attempt on Khalil al-Hayya in Qatar |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/hamas-denies-assassination-attempt-khalil-al-hayya-qatar?utm_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250909163957/https://www.newarab.com/news/hamas-denies-assassination-attempt-khalil-al-hayya-qatar?utm_ |archive-date=9 Sep 2025}} Hamas stated that its entire leadership survived the attack.{{Cite news |date=9 September 2025 |title=Hamas says its leadership survived Israel's assassination bid in Doha |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/9/hamas-leadership-survived-israels-assassination-bid-in-doha-official |access-date=10 September 2025 |work=Al Jazeera }} == References == {{reflist}} {{Hamas}} {{Hamas leaders}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Darwish, Muhammad Ismail}} Category:Hamas members Category:Hamas leaders Category:Palestinian politicians Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Palestinian expatriates in Qatar {{Palestine-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Muhammad Ismail Darwish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ismail_Darwish) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ismail_Darwish?action=history)). 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