Khaled Meshaal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas. PersonalBirth date: 1956Birth place: Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas, is known for his controversial and controversial career. His family moved from the West Bank to Jordan and then Kuwait after the Six-Day War in 1967, and he later joined Hamas, a spinoff of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was the leader of the Hamas chapter in Kuwait in 1990 and later led its Hamas chapter there in Jordan. Meshaaal was briefly imprisoned in Jordan for illegal political activity in 1999, but was released after his release. He rose to the top of Hamas leadership after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by Israeli air strikes in 2004. In 2006, Hamas won 76 seats and Fatah 43 seats in the 132-seat Palestinian Legislative Council, giving Hamas a majority. In 2009, Israel launched Operation Cast Lead, air strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza in response to continued rocket attacks against southern Israel. In 2012, Meshaaled made his first official visit to Jordan since being expelled in 1999. He signed a reconciliation agreement with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and sides with the opposition in the Syrian civil war, and later played a role in Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections.
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(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas.
1967 – After the Six-Day War, Meshaal’s family moves from the West Bank to Jordan and then to Kuwait.
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