Muhammad Ismail Darwish

Muhammad Ismail Darwish , also known as Abu Omar Hassan , is a Lebanese-born Palestinian politician who has served as the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council since October 2023, succeeding Osama Mazini, after his death on 16 October 2023 by an Israeli strike.

Early life Muhammad Ismail Darwish was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

Political career He joined Hamas and is almost unknown as he does not appear in the media. Over the years, he dealt with and built the organization's economy, including transferring money from Iran to Hamas as well as investments around the world.

He lives in Qatar.

On 1 March 2025, Darwish announced Hamas's willingness to abstain from participating in the governance of post-war Gaza, calling for a national unity government or a non-partisan technocratic body to rule the territory.

Assassination attempt

On 9 September 2025, Darwish was at the Hamas Headquarters in Doha, Qatar during an airstrike. Hamas stated that its entire leadership survived the attack.