Muhammad Ismail Darwish

Muhammad Ismail Darwish
محمد إسماعيل درويش
Darwish in 2025
Chairman of the Hamas Shura Council
Assumed office
17 October 2023
Preceded byOsama Mazini
Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau
Acting
In office
16 October 2024 – 20 July 2026
Preceded byYahya Sinwar
Succeeded byKhalil al-Hayya
Personal details
BornMuhammad Ismail Darwish
PartyHamas

Muhammad Ismail Darwish (Arabic: محمد إسماعيل درويش, romanized: Muḥammad ʾIsmāʿīl Darwīsh), also known as Abu Omar Hassan (Arabic: أبو عمر حسن, romanized: ʾAbū ʿUmar Ḥasan), 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.