Zaher Jabarin

Zaher Jabarin
زاهر جبارين
Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau
Acting
Assumed office
16 October 2024
Serving with Khaled Mashal, Khalil al-Hayya, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, and an unnamed Hamas official
Preceded byYahya Sinwar
Office of Martyrs, Wounded, and Prisoners
Assumed office
2021
Constituency Palestinians in Israeli custody
Leader of the Hamas Financial Bureau
Assumed office
mid-2010s
Leader of Hamas in the West Bank
Assumed office
2024
Preceded bySaleh al-Arouri
ConstituencyWest Bank, Palestine
Deputy leader of Hamas in the West Bank (Deputy to Saleh al-Arouri)
In office
2021 – January 2024
ConstituencyWest Bank, Palestine
Member of Hamas politburo
Incumbent
Personal details
Born (1968-09-18) 18 September 1968 (age 58)
Salfit, West Bank, Palestine.
NationalityPalestinian
Political partyHamas
ResidenceTurkey
PortfolioMartyrs, Wounded, and Prisoners
Prisoner of Israel
  • 1993 to 2011 (18 years)
  • 1988 (11 months)
Military service
AllegiancePalestinian resistance
Branch/serviceQassam Brigades (Hamas)
Years of service1987 to 1993
Battles/warsFirst Intifada

Zaher Jabarin (Arabic: زاهر جبارين; born 18 September 1968) is a Palestinian politician who is a member of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). He is the head of the Office of Martyrs, Wounded, and Prisoners, and financial administrator in the Hamas Movement.

On September 9, 2025, it was reported that Jabarin was present in the Hamas headquarters building in Doha, Qatar when it was struck by Israeli air strikes.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Zaher Jabarin: Head of Hamas Movement in the West Bank". Palestine | Encyclopedia. Al Jazeera Media Network. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Zaher Jabarin: We have no choice but resistance". Palinfo. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Yoni Ben-Menachem (8 January 2024). "Who will succeed Hamas leader Salah Al Arouri?". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 الأسير زاهر جبارين 18 عاماً من الأسر والعزل المتواصل [Prisoner Zaher Jabarin, 18 years of continuous imprisonment and isolation]. palinfo.com (in Arabic). 24 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ↑ زاهر جبارين.. أستاذ يحيى عياش ووزير مالية حماس على قائمة الاغتيال الصهيونية [Zaher Jabarin: Yahya Ayyash and Hamas Finance Minister on the Zionist assassination list]. www.alestiklal.net (in Arabic). صحيفة الاستقلال Al-Estiklal Newspaper. August 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ↑ חלבי, עינב (4 January 2024). המוח הכלכלי של חמאס: זה הבכיר שיחליף את סאלח אל-עארורי? [The economic brain of Hamas: Is this the senior who will replace Saleh al-Aaruri?]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zaher Jabareen: Liberating prisoners is one of the most important duties and we will do our best to achieve it" [مدينة القدس – زاهر جبارين:تحرير الأسرى من أوجب الواجبات وسنبذل كل جهدنا لتحقيقه]. qii.media (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 October 2024.[permanent dead link]
  8. ↑ Reich, Aaron (9 September 2025). "Acting leader, finance chief: The Hamas terror heads targeted in Doha - explainer". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Yohanan, Nurit (9 September 2025). "Reports say Hamas top leaders were in Doha building hit by strike including Khalil al-Hayya, Khaled Mashaal". Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 September 2025.