19 Facts About Rami Hamdallah

Rami Hamdallah is a Palestinian politician and academic.

Rami Hamdallah served as Prime Minister of the State of Palestine from 2013 to 2019 and was previously the president of An-Najah National University in Nablus from 1998 to 2013.

Rami Hamdallah's appointment was not recognized by Hamas, who were not consulted in the decision.

Rami Hamdallah is a member of Fatah; however, the BBC states that he is a political independent.

On 20 June 2013, Hamdallah tendered his resignation, which Abbas accepted on 23 June.

Rami Hamdallah was appointed the head of the unity government on 2 June 2014, a position from which he resigned on 29 January 2019.

Rami Hamdallah was born in Anabta in the northern Palestine on 10 August 1958.

Rami Hamdallah graduated from the University of Jordan in 1980 and received his MA from the University of Manchester in 1982.

Rami Hamdallah completed a PhD in English linguistics at Lancaster University in 1988.

Rami Hamdallah, widely known as Abu Walid is a professor at An-Najah National University.

Rami Hamdallah was hired in 1982 as English instructor, and at the university he got to know his future wife.

Rami Hamdallah was appointed president of the university in 1998.

Rami Hamdallah served as the secretary general of Palestinian Central Elections Commission from 2002 to 2013.

Rami Hamdallah was sworn in as prime minister on 6 June 2013 and replaced Salam Fayyad in the post.

Only two weeks into the job Rami Hamdallah tendered his resignation, reportedly as result of interference with Rami Hamdallah's authority by Abbas' aides.

On 13 March 2018, Rami Hamdallah survived an assassination attempt during his visit to the Gaza Strip.

Rami Hamdallah was travelling at the time with Majid Faraj, the Palestinian security chief, and neither man was injured.

However, Rami Hamdallah's spokesperson continued to put the blame on Hamas for the attempted assassination.

Rami Hamdallah was replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh in April 2019.