Wasfi Kabha | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Prisoners' Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office March 2006 – March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | Ashraf al-Ajrami |
| Minister of State in Palestinian National Unity Government | |
| Assumed office March 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958/9 |
| Died | November 2021 Barta'a |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
Wasfi Kabha (Arabic: وصفي كبهة) (1958/9 – November 2021) was a Palestinian politician. He was Minister of Prisoners' Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority in the Palestinian Government of March 2006 and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Islamic movement in the West Bank.[1] and Minister of State in Palestinian National Unity Government of March 2007.
After the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas acquitted all Hamas cabinet members including Kabha, who was replaced by Ashraf al-Ajrami.
Israeli detention
Wasfi Kabha was kidnapped by the Israeli authorities in June 2006, along with other Hamas ministers and parliament members in a clampdown against their organization. During his eleven-day detainment he claimed being abused by interrogators.[2]
On 21 May 2015, he was released by the Israeli authorities after spending 10 months in administrative detention.[1]
Death
Kabha died of complications from COVID-19 in Barta'a in November 2021, at the age of 69.[3]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 Israel releases ex-minister after 10 months in prison Archived 2015-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. The Middle East Monitor, 22 May 2015
- ↑ Detainees accuse Israel of abuse. BBC News, 2 August 2006
- ↑ "Palestinians bid farewell to former Minister of Prisoners Wasfi Qabha".