Basem Naim

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Basem Naim
Born1963
NationalityPalestinian
Known forMinister in the Hamas government

Basem Naim (born 1963) is a Palestinian physician and politician and a member of Hamas. Naim served as Minister of Youth and Sports in the Palestinian National Unity Government of March 2007. After the Battle of Gaza and the dissolution of the unity government on June 14, 2007, by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Naim became Health Minister of the Gaza Strip. He stepped down in 2012 and became the head of the Council on International Relations in Gaza.[1]

Naim holds a degree in medicine from Germany and a PhD in surgery. He has worked at the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. His eldest son was a member of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades and was killed at the age of 17 during an Israeli incursion in Shuja'iyya.[2][1]

Naim has a large following on social media where he often posts anti-Israel and pro-BDS messages.[3] Naim has several times condemned terror attacks against Jews.[4][3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 IBP USA. Palestine Business Intelligence Report Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information. Lulu.com. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-1-4387-3748-5.
  2. "JMCC - Basem Naim".
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ynet (Oct 11, 2019). "In rare move, Hamas condemns Germany synagogue attack". ynetnews. Retrieved Aug 12, 2020.
  4. Levy, Elior (Oct 28, 2018). "Hamas official condemns Pittsburgh attack: 'proves that terror has no religion'". ynetnews. Retrieved Aug 12, 2020.

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