Zakaria al-Agha
Leader of Fatah
Zakaria al-Agha (Arabic: زكريا الاغا; 13 January 1942 – 12 May 2025), also known as Abu Ammar, was a member of Fatah's central committee and Palestine Liberation Organization-Executive Committee and the leader of Fatah in the Gaza Strip.
Life and career
Al-Agha was born in Khan Yunis on 13 January 1942. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, from Cairo University, in 1965. In 1971, he received a specialization in internal medicine. From 1974 to 1987, he was Chief of Internal Diseases Section at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. From 1989 to 1994, he was Chief of Internal Diseases Section at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital.
Al-Agha was dismissed by the Israeli occupation forces for his activities in supporting the Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation. He was removed from his post in 1987 and held in administrative detention for approximately six months in 1988 due to his support and assistance to Palestinian resistance in financial support in supporting of the First Intifada.
During the decade between 1981 and 1990, he was prohibited by Israeli occupation firces from leaving the Gaza Strip and in January 1995, he was detained for several weeks for interrogation. On 16 January 2004, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat established the Board of Trustees of Al-Azhar University in Gaza Strip and appointed him its chairman.
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