Tayseer Abu Sneineh
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ConstituencyHebron, West Bank
PartyIndependent (2022-present), Formerly Fatah
EducationUniversity of Jordan
OccupationPolitician, former math teacher
Tayseer Abu Sneineh | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Hebron | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2017 | |
| Constituency | Hebron, West Bank |
| Member of the waqf that administers the Ibrahimi Mosque in Cave of the Patriarchs | |
| Assumed office 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Independent (2022-present), Formerly Fatah |
| Education | University of Jordan |
| Occupation | Politician, former math teacher |
| Known for | Former member of Fatah party, Mayor of Hebron, convicted for taking part in the 1980 Hebron terrorist attack |
Tayseer Abu Sneineh (Arabic: تيسير أبو سنينة) (alt. Tisir Abu Sneina) is a Palestinian politician, a former member of the Fatah party, and Mayor of Hebron, in the West Bank. He was convicted by Israel for taking part in the 1980 Hebron attack, which killed six civilians. He served as Minister for Prisoner Affairs for the Palestinian Authority from March to June 2007. He was elected Mayor of Hebron on 14 May 2017.[1] Abu Sneineh has been lecturing voluntarily to Palestinian youth on the 1980 attack.[2]
Abu Sneineh is a former math teacher and a graduate of the University of Jordan, in Amman.[3]