Omar Abd al-Razaq
Palestinian politician
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Omar Abdul Razaq, or Umar Abed al-Razek (Arabic: عمر عبد الرزاق; born 7 March 1958), is a Palestinian politician and professor. He served as the Minister of Finance in the First Haniyeh Government.[1][2] He represents the Hamas organization, and was arrested by Israel on 29 June 2006 and freed in 2008.[3][4] He is a professor and researcher in the Department of Economics at An-Najah National University.
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Preceded byAhmed Qurei (acting)
Succeeded byYousef Rizqa (acting)
Omar Abdul Razaq | |
|---|---|
| عمر عبد الرزاق | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 29 March 2006 – 29 June 2006 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Haniyeh |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Qurei (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Yousef Rizqa (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1958 |
| Party | Hamas |
| Alma mater | Coe College University of Iowa |
| Occupation | Politician, professor |
