Ministry of Interior (State of Palestine)

Ministry of Interior and National Security
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Palestinian National Authority
Headquarters	Ramallah, Palestine
Parent agency	Palestinian National Authority
Child agency	Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics;

The Ministry of Interior and National Security is the branch of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) cabinet in charge of the security and the statistics of the population of the Palestinian National Authority. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) is a sub-branch of the Interior Ministry that has the responsibility for the population and economic statistics of the Palestinian territories. Since Hamas' takeover of Gaza, the position of the Interior Ministry within the Palestinian Security Services is unclear.

History

In 2006, the Israeli Defense Forces struck the office building of the Interior Ministry multiple times as a part of a bombing campaign in Gaza. The attacks were in response to the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier.

In June 2007, the office in Gaza was taken by Said Seyam as part of the Hamas government of June 2007. Fathi Hamad took office in January 2009, following assassination of Said Seyam on 15 January 2009 during the Gaza War. In August 2012, following government reshuffle by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyye, Fathi Hamad remained in position.

Officeholders

Interior Ministers of the Palestinian Authority

#	Name	Party	Time in Office
1	Yasser Arafat	Fatah	July 1994 - 1998
2	Ahmad Tamimi		1998 -
3	Abdel Razzak El-Yehya (Abdul al-Razzaq al-Yahia)	PLO/Independent	June 2002 - October 2002
4	Hani al-Hasan	Fatah	October 2002 - April 2003
5	Mahmoud Abbas *	Fatah	April 2003 - September 2003
6	— Nasser Yousef was nominated, but not appointed. *	Fatah	October 2003 - November 2003
7	Hakam Balawi	Fatah	November 2003 - February 2005?
8	Nasser Yousef	Fatah	February 2005 - March 2006
9	Said Seyam	Hamas	March 2006 - March 2007
10	Hani Talab al-Qawasmi ****	Hamas/Independent (unity government)	March 2007 - April 2007
—	Parallel governments
11	Rami Hamdallah	Fatah/Independent (unity government)	2 June 2014 -
* Mohammed Dahlan, former Preventive Security Director in the Gaza Strip became Minister of State for Security Affairs Emergency government appointed by Presidential Decree * Yousef refused to be sworn in without a vote of confidence from the PLC **** al-Qawasmi resigned on 23 April 2007 over lack of support for his reform plans for the security services.

Interior Ministers in the West Bank

#	Name	Party	Time in Office
1	Abdel Razzak El-Yehya (Abdul al-Razzaq al-Yahia)	PLO/Independent	June 2007 - July 2007
2	Abdel Razzak El-Yehya	PLO/Independent	July 2007 - May 2009
3	Said Abu Ali	Fatah	May 2009 - June 2013
4	Said Abu Ali	Fatah	June 2013 - June 2014

Interior Ministers in the Gaza Strip

#	Name	Party	Time in Office
1	Said Seyam	Hamas	June 2007 - 15 January 2009
2	Fathi Hamad	Hamas	April 2009 - June 2014