Ramadan Shalah
Ramadan Abdullah Mohammed Shalah (Arabic: رمضان عبد الله محمد شلح; 1 January 1958 – 6 June 2020) was the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a group that militantly opposes Israel, between 27 October 1995 and 2018.
Ramadan Shalah رمضان شلح | |
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Ramadan Shalah in 2016 | |
| Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine | |
| In office 27 October 1995 – 27 September 2018 | |
| Deputy | Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh |
| Preceded by | Fathi Shaqaqi |
| Succeeded by | Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shalah 1 January 1958 Shuja'iyya, Gaza City, All-Palestine Protectorate, Republic of Egypt |
| Died | 6 June 2020 (aged 62) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Resting place | Yarmouk Camp, Syria |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine |
| Alma mater | Durham University (Ph.D) |
| Profession | Professor of Economics |
On becoming secretary-general of PIJ, Shalah was designated a Specially Designated Terrorist (SDT) by the United States on 27 November 1995. In 2006, he was placed on the United States FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list.
In April 2018, Shalah suffered a series of strokes, and on 28 September 2018 was replaced by Ziyad al-Nakhalah as PIJ leader.
During the 23 years of his leadership of PIJ, the group undertook numerous attacks on Israeli civilians, including suicide bombings; and has suffered extensive operations against its infrastructure carried out by the IDF, which resulted in severe losses to the group, and it appeared significantly weakened by 2004.