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{{Short description|Palestinian politician}}
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| name = Ziyad al-Nakhalah
| image = Ali Khamenei met with Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh02.jpg
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| office = Secretary-General of the [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine]]
| term_start = 28 September 2018
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| predecessor = [[Ramadan Shalah]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|4|6}}
| birth_place = [[Khan Yunis]], [[All-Palestine Protectorate]]
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| party = Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
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'''Ziyad al-Nakhalah''' ({{lang-ar|زياد نخالة}}) has since 28 September 2018 been the leader of [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] (PIJ),<ref name=haaretz>{{cite web |url=https://www.haaretz.com/whdcMobileSite/middle-east-news/palestinians/islamic-jihad-names-new-chief-to-replace-ill-long-time-leader-1.6513542|title= Islamic Jihad Names New Chief to Replace Ill Long-time Leader |work=haaretz |access-date= 29 September 2018}}</ref> which has been designated a terrorist organisation by the [[United States]],<ref>[https://2001-2009.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/2002/9014.htm US – Office of Counterterrorism]</ref> the [[European Union]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_340/l_34020051223en00640066.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205010122/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_340/l_34020051223en00640066.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2009|title=List of organisations recognized as terrorist groups|website=europa.eu|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite act |title=[[Terrorism Act 2000]] |number=11 |year=2000 |article=2 |articletype=Schedule |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/2}}</ref> [[Japan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/other/bluebook/2005/ch3-a.pdf|title=MoFA Japan|website=mofa.go.jp|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> [[Canada]],<ref>[http://www.psepc.gc.ca/prg/ns/le/cle-en.asp#hhi18 Public safety Canada] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119150657/http://www.psepc.gc.ca/prg/ns/le/cle-en.asp |date=19 November 2006 }}</ref> [[Australia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/Listedterroristorganisations/Pages/PalestinianIslamicJihad.aspx|title=Palestinian Islamic Jihad
|publisher=Australian National Security|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> [[New Zealand]]<ref name="NZ-r1373-terrorlist">{{cite web |url=http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/personal-community/counterterrorism/designated-entities/lists-associated-with-resolution-1373 |title=Lists associated with Resolution 1373 |publisher=New Zealand Police |date=20 July 2014 |access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/renew-pij-2-oct-2013.pdf STATEMENT OF CASE TO RENEW THE DESIGNATION OF PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD (PIJ) AS A TERRORIST ENTITY], 2013</ref> and [[Israel]]. Al-Nakhalah was designated a [[Specially Designated Terrorist]] by the United States in 2014.<ref name=ecfr/>

He and the PIJ are currently based in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]].<ref>[https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/04/30/idf-islamic-jihad-deliberately-fired-rocket-that-landed-offshore/ IDF: Islamic Jihad 'deliberately' fired rocket that landed offshore]</ref>

==Biography==
Ziyad al-Nakhalah was born on 6 April 1953 in [[Khan Yunis]], [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], then under Egyptian occupation.<ref name=jpost>[https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Ziyad-al-Nakhalah-The-Palestinian-Hassan-Nasrallah-607752 Who is Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the Islamic Jihad's Beirut-based chief?], [[The Jerusalem Post]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://almanar.com.lb/4333287|script-title=ar:من هو زياد نخالة؟|website=almanar|language=ar|date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

In 1971, al-Nakhalah was sentenced to life imprisonment in [[Israel]] because of his militant activities with the [[Arab Liberation Front]]. He was one of the 1,150 security prisoners released by Israel on 21 May 1985 in a prisoner swap under the [[Jibril Agreement]].

After his release from Israeli prison, then-PIJ secretary-general [[Fathi Shikaki]] tasked al-Nakhalah with establishing in the [[Gaza Strip]] the group’s military wing, the [[Al-Quds Brigades]].<ref name=jpost/> Al-Nakhalah was detained again by Israel in April 1988 for his role in the [[first Intifada]], and was exiled to [[Lebanon]] in August 1988 with other PIJ leaders.

Al-Nakhalah became deputy secretary general of PIJ in 1995.

On 23 January 2014, al-Nakhalah was designated a [[Specially Designated Terrorist]] by the United States, resulting in his property and interests in the United States being frozen.<ref name=ecfr>[https://www.ecfr.eu/mapping_palestinian_politics/detail/ziyad_al_nakhalah Mapping Palestinian Politics - Ziyad al-Nakhalah]</ref> The US also offered a $5-million reward for information leading to his capture.<ref name=jpost/>

Al-Nakhalah was elected secretary general of PIJ on 28 September 2018, succeeding [[Ramadan Shalah]], who suffered a series of strokes in April 2018.<ref name=ecfr/><ref name=haaretz/>

==References==
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[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Fugitives wanted by the United States]]
[[Category:Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Khan Yunis Governorate]]
[[Category:Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine members]]
[[Category:Palestinian Sunni Muslims]]
[[Category:Individuals related to Iran Sanctions]]

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