Ahmed Yassin

Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004)

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Lived 1937–2004, aged 67

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1937–2004
Aged 67

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Updated 2026-05-29

Founded Hamas in 1987 and led the Palestinian political and military organization until his 2004 assassination. Yassin shaped decades of Middle Eastern politics from a wheelchair, largely paralyzed since childhood.

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Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin was a Palestinian politician and imam who founded Hamas, an Islamist political and military organization. He also served as the first chairman of the Hamas Shura Council and de facto leader of Hamas since its inception from December 1987 until his assassination in March 2004.

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