Mohammad Barghouti

Mohammad Barghouti
محمد برغوثي
Minister of Local Government
In office
17 March 2007 – 14 June 2007
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Preceded byIssa al-Jabari
Succeeded byZiad al-Bandak
Minister of Labour
In office
29 March 2006 – 17 March 2007
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Preceded byHasan Abu-Libdeh
Succeeded byMahmoud Aloul
Personal details
Born1968 (age 57–58)
Kobar, Palestine
PartyHamas
Alma materAl-Quds University (bachelor's)
An-Najah National University (master's)
OccupationPoltician

Mohammad Barghouti (Arabic: محمد برغوثي; born 1968) is a Palestinian politician. He served as the Minister of Labour in the first Haniyeh government and as the Minister of Local Government in the second Haniyeh government.

Barghouti was arrested by Israel on 29 June 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains. Bargouti was on his way to a village north of Ramallah when his car was stopped by jeeps and placed under arrest.[1] He was released on 14 August 2006.[2]

References

  1. ^ Issacharoff, Avi (29 June 2006). "AG refuses to ok use of Hamas officials as 'bargaining chips'". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010.
  2. ^ Prusher, Ilene R. (14 September 2006). "West Bank: a government in jail". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 24 June 2024.