SHEIKH AHMED YASSIN

(Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin)


Sheikh Ahmed Yassin
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin
  • Born: January 1, 1937
  • Died: March 22, 2004
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  • Profession: Imam

Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد إسماعيل حسن ياسين‎ ash-shaykh Aḥmad Ismāʻīl Ḥasan Yāsīn) was a Palestinian imam and politician. He was a founder of Hamas, an Islamist Palestinian paramilitary organization and political party. Yassin also served as the spiritual leader of the organization.