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Ismail Haniyeh (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية; sometimes transliterated as Ismail Haniya or Ismail Haniyah); (born January 1963) is a senior political leader of Hamas and former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. In the wake of Hamas' military seizure of control of the Gaza Strip, he was dismissed from office on June 14, 2007 by... Full Article
Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniya (R) in Gaza shakes hands with Islamic Jihad leader Mohammed Hendi during a protest after the Friday noon prayer held on February 17, 2012 in Gaza City in support of Khader Adnan, an Islamic Jihad senior member held in an Israeli prison without...
View Photo »Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, looks over during a meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (unseen) in Tehran on February 12, 2012.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R) flash the victory sign to the crowd during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which Ahmadinejad said that...
View Photo »Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R) flashes the victory sign to Iranian crowd as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) looks on during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which Haniya...
View Photo »Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, attends a meeting in Tehran during an official visit to Iran on February 10, 2012.
View Photo »Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, stands with Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (back) during a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival for a meeting in Tehran on February 10, 2012.
View Photo »The Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, speaks to the press as he stands next to chairman of Kuwait's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Ali al-Ghanem, following a meeting in Kuwait City on February 8, 2012.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the V-sign for victory as he waits for the arrival of Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier in the Gaza Strip, for a meeting in Tehran on February 12, 2012.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) meets with Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier in the Gaza Strip, in Tehran on February 12, 2012.
View Photo »Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier in the Gaza Strip, (R) as Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (C) looks on during a meeting in Tehran on February 12, 2012.
View Photo »Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya delivers his speech under portraits of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R) during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square...
View Photo »Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya flashes victory signs under portraits of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R) during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square...
View Photo »Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, Ismail Haniya delivers his speech during the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran on February 11, 2012 in which He said that Hamas will never recognise Israel.
View Photo »The head of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismail Haniya (R), shakes hands with a border control officer at the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on January 30, 2012 as he leaves on a regional tour expected to include stops in Iran, Qatar and Bahrain.
View Photo »Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (L) reviews an honour guard with Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, upon the latter's arrival for a meeting in Tehran on February 10, 2012.
View Photo »Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (R) speaks with Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, (L) during a meeting in Tehran on February 10, 2012.
View Photo »Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (R) greets Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, upon the latter's arrival for a meeting in Tehran on February 10, 2012.
View Photo »Palestinain Hamas prime minister in Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya, stands between Kuwaiti Muslim preacher Ahmed al-Qattan (L) and the chairman of Kuwait's social reform society, Hmoud al-Rumi (R), during a ceremony honouring the former at the International Islamic Charitable Organization in...
View Photo »The Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, flashes the V for 'victory' sign during a ceremony honouring him at the International Islamic Charitable Organization in Kuwait City on February 8, 2012.
View Photo »The Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, flashes the V for 'victory' sign as he addresses a ceremony honouring him at the International Islamic Charitable Organization in Kuwait City on February 8, 2012.
View Photo »The head of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, speaks during a meeting at the International Union for Muslim Scholars in the Qatari capital Doha on February 1, 2012. Haniya is on the first leg of a regional tour that is also expected to take in Kuwait, Bahrain and Iran.
View Photo »Palestinian delegates listen to Ismail Haniya, prime minister of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, (rear-R) during a press conference in Gaza City on January 12, 2012 during which he talked about his recent tour to Sudan, Turkey and Tunisia.
View Photo »Ismail Haniya, Palestinian prime minister of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, (R) sits next to Gaza's parliament speaker Ahmed Bahar during a press conference in Gaza City on January 12, 2012 during which Haniya talked about his recent tour to Sudan, Turkey and Tunisia.
View Photo »Ismail Haniya, Palestinian prime minister of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, greets parliament members at the beginning of a press conference in Gaza City on January 12, 2012 during which he talked about his recent tour to Sudan, Turkey and Tunisia.
View Photo »Ismail Haniya, prime minister of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip greets the crowds upon his arrival at the Rafah Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on January 10, 2012, following a tour in which he visited Turkey and several Arab countries.
View Photo »Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniya (R) in Gaza shakes hands with Islamic Jihad leader Mohammed Hendi during a protest after the Friday noon prayer held on February 17, 2012 in Gaza City in support of Khader Adnan, an Islamic Jihad senior member held in an Israeli prison without...
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