Mahmoud Zahar

Background

Zahar, Mahmoud was born in 1945 in Gaza.

Education

Graduate in Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1971. Master of Arts in General Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1976.

Career

Advisory Ministry of Health, Palestine. Minister foreign affairs Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah, Palestine, 2006—2007. Co-founder Islamic University, Gaza, 1978, professor, since 1978.

Founding member & spokesman Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), since 1988, leader, since 2004.

Achievements

• Mahmoud Zahar has been listed as a noteworthy Palestinian government official, surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Arab Medical Association Gaza (chairman 1990), Council Higher Education.

Connections

Married Summaya Zahar. 8 children.

Spouse:

Summaya Zahar