Birth: NULL/NULL/1953 Death:NULL/NULL/NULL
Born in Hebron in 1953; grew up and was schooled in Hebron; moved between Jericho and Salfit; worked in private housing and business; founded the Young Men’s Muslim Association and served as its Chairman for 13 years; was one of the founders of Hamas in Hebron; was among those deported by Israel to Marj Az-Zuhour, South Lebanon, in Dec. 1992 (until Dec. 1993); was appointed PA advisor on religious affairs after 1997; was appointed Minister of Youth and Sports for 20 months from May 1996, then Minister without portfolio starting from Aug. 1998 (until the reshuffle of June 2002); considered running for presidential elections following the death of Pres. Yasser Arafat but eventually withdrew.
