Mohiyedine Sharif
Alleged Hamas bombmaker Palestinian militant
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Mohiyedine Sharif (Arabic: محيي الدين الشريف; killed 29 March 1998), also known as The Electrician, was a master bombmaker for Hamas. A protégé of Yahya Ayyash, Sharif was responsible for the First and second Jerusalem bus 18 massacres, and the Ashkelon bus station bombing.[1]
Mohiyedine al-Deen al-Sharif | |
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Mohiyedine Sharif | |
| Native name | محيي الدين الشريف |
| Born | 5 January 1966 |
| Died | 29 March 1998 (aged 32) |
Cause of death | Murder / Assassination |
faction | Hamas |
| Unit | Ezzedeen Al-Qassam |
Alleged attacks | |
| Education | Al-Quds University |
Sharif gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in electronic engineering at the Al-Quds University. Sharif died in a car explosion near a garage in Ramallah on 29 March 1998. Many Palestinians believe that he was a victim to internal struggles between Palestinian militias.[citation needed]
Following his death, the Palestinian Authority arrested five members of Hamas for his killing.[2] But Hamas said that the Preventive Security Force by its commander Jibril Rajoub killed Sharif after they arrested him.[3]
