Timeline of PA governments
**DRAFT
1st Government, May 1994 – May 1996
2nd Government, May 1996 – August 1998
3rd Government, August 1998 – June 2002
4th Government, June 2002 – October 2002
5th Government, October 2002 – April 2003
6th Government, Mahmoud Abbas, March 2003 – September 2003
Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister (Fatah) — newly created position of prime minister
7th Government, Ahmed Qurei, October 2003 – November 2003
Ahmed Qurei, Prime Minister (Fatah)
Azzam al-Ahmad (Fatah)
Mitri Abu Aita, Tourism Minister (Independent)
Saeb Erekat, Minister in charge of Negotiations (Fatah)
Rawhi Fattouh (Fatah)
Salam Fayyad, Finance Minister (Third Way)
Zoheira Kamal (Fida)
Qais Abdel Karim (DFLP),
Ghassan Khatib (PPP),
Abdel Rahman Hamad (Fatah)
Naim Abbu Hommos, Education Minister
Maher Masri, Industry and Trade Minister
Ahmad Majdlani (PPSF),
Rafiq al-Natsheh, Agriculture Minister (Fatah)
Yasser Abed Rabbo, Information Minister (FIDA)
Ahed Rayes, Justice Minister (Fatah)
Hisham Abdel Razek, Minister of Prisoner Affairs (Fatah)
Nabil Shaath, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Fatah)
Jamal Shobaki, Local Government Minister (Fatah)
Jawad Tibi, Health Minister
Intisar al-Wazir (Umm Jihad), Social Affairs Minister (Fatah)
Yehya Yakhlos, Culture Minister (Fatah)
Nasser Yousef, Interior Minister (Fatah)
Moussa Zaabout
(bios by Haaretz/AP can be found here.)
8th Government, November 2003 – February 2005
9th Government, February 2005 – March 2006
10th Government, Ismail Hannieyh, March 2006 – March 2007
Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister (Hamas)
Naser Eddin al-Shaer, Deputy Prime Minister / Education Minister (Hamas)
Mohammed al-Agha, Agricultural Minister (Hamas)
Khaled Abu Arafeh, Minister without Portfolio (Hamas)
Alaeddin al-A’raj, Minister for the Economy (Hamas)
Mohammed Barghouthi, Labour Minister (Hamas)
Samir Abu Eisheh, Minister for Planning (Hamas)
Issa Ja’bari, Local Governance Ministry (Hamas)
Ahmad Khaldi, Justice Minister (Independent)
Jamal al-Khudari, Minister for Telecoms / Information Technology (Independent)
Basem Naim, Health Minister (Hamas)
Joudeh George Murqos, Minister for Tourism (Independent)
Wasfi Mustafa Qabha, Minister for Prisoner Affairs (Hamas)
Nayet Rajoub, Religious Affairs Minister (Hamas)
Omar Abdul-Razeq, Finance Minister (Hamas)
Yousef Rizqa, Information Minister (Hamas)
Mariam Saleh, Minister for Woman Affairs (Hamas)
Attallah Abul Sabeh, Minister for Culture (Hamas)
Said Seyam, Interior and Civil Affairs Minister (Hamas)
Ziad al-Thatah, Minister for Transportation (Hamas)
Atef Udwan, Minister for Refugees (Hamas)
Fakhri Tyrkman, Social Affairs Minister (Independent)
Mahmoud al-Zahar, Foreign Minister (Hamas)
Abdul Rahman Zeidan, Minister for Public Works (Hamas)
Mohammed Awwad, Secretary General (Hamas)
11th Government, Ismail Hannieyh, March 2007 – June 2007
Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister (Hamas)
Azzam al-Ahmad, Deputy Prime Minister (Fatah)
Samih al-Abed, Minister for Public Works (Fatah)
Mohammed al-Agha, Agricultural Minister (Hamas)
Radwan al-Akhras, Health Minister (Fatah)
Mahmoud Aloul, Labour Minister (Fatah)
Ziad Abu Amr, Foreign Minster (Independent)
Mohammed al-Barghouthi, Local Government Minister (Hamas)
Mustafa al-Barghouthi, Information Minister (Palestinian National Initiative)
Khouloud Daibes, Minister for Tourism (Independent)
Nasser Eddin al-Shaer, Education Minister (Hamas)
Samir Abu Eisheh, Minister for Planning (Hamas)
Salam Fayyad, Finance Minister (Third Way)
Sa’di al-Krunz, Transport Minister (Fatah)
Yousef al-Mansi, Minister for Telecoms / Information Technology (Hamas)
Basem Naim, Youth and Sports Minister (Hamas)
Wasfi Qabha, Minister of State (Hamas)
Talab al-Qawasmi, Interior Minister (Independent)
Bassam al-Salhi, Cultural Minister (Palestinian People’s Party)
Ali al-Sartawi, Justice Minister (Hamas)
Taysir Abu Sneineh, Minister for Prisoner Affairs (Fatah)
Amal Syam, Minister for Woman Affairs (Hamas)
Ziad al-Thatha, Minister for Economic Affairs (Hamas)
Hussein Tartouri, Waqf and Religious Affairs Minister (Hamas)
Saleh Zeidan, Minister for Social Affairs (Independent)
12th Government, Salam Fayyad, June 2007 – May 2009 **During this time Hamas continued to head a parallel government based in Gaza)
Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister, Finance Minister, and Foreign Minister (Third Way)
Samir Abdullah, Labour Minister (Independent)
Mashhour Abudaka, Minister for Transport (Independent)
Ashraf al-Ajrami, Minister for Prisoners and Minister for Youth and Sport (Independent)
Lamis al-Alami, Minister for Education and Culture Minister (Independent)
Jamal Bawatneh, Minister for Religious Affairs, and Social Affairs Minister (Independent)
Ziad Bandak, Agricultural Minister and Local Government Minister (Independent)
Khouloud Daibes, Minister for Tourism and Woman Affairs (Independent)
Mohammed Hassouneh, Economic Minister and Communications Minister (Independent)
Riyad al-Maliki, Minister of Justice and Information Minister (Independent)
Abdullah al-Murghi. Health Minister (Independent)
Abdel Razak Yehiyeh, Interior Minister and Civil Affairs Minister (Fatah)
13th Government, Salam Fayyad, May 2009 – May 2012
Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister (Third Way)
Lamis al-Alami, Minister of Education (Independent)
Saed Abu Ali, Minister of Interior (Fatah)
Siham Barghouti, Minister of Culture (FIDA)
Khuloud Daibes, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (Independent)
Mashhour Abu Dakka, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (Independent)
Rabiha Diab, Minister of Women’s Affairs (Fatah)
Maher Ghneim, State Minister of Settlements and Wall Affairs (Fatah)
Mahmoud al-Habbash, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (Independent)
Ismail Idaik, Minister of Agriculture, Palestinian People’s Party
Ali Jarbawi, Minister of Planning and Administrative Development (Independent)
Ali Khashan, Minister of Justice (Independent)
Saadi al-Krunz, Minister of Transportation (Fatah)
Hassan Abu Libdeh, Minister of Economy (Independent)
Ahmad Majdalani, Minister of Labor (Palestinian Popular Struggle Front)
Riyad al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Independent)
Majida al-Masri, Minister of Social Affairs (Independent)
Fathi Abu Mughli, Minister of Health (Independent)
Issa Qaraqe, Minister of Prisoner Affairs (Fatah)
Khaled Qawasmi, Minister of Local Government (Fatah)
14th Government, Rami Hamdallah, June 2013 – September 2013
Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister (Independent)
Ziad Abu Amr, Deputy Prime Minister (PLO) — appointed in June 2013
Saed Abu Ali, Minister of Interior (Fatah)
Walid Assaf, Minister of Agriculture (Fatah)
Jawad Awwad, Minister of Health (Fatah)
Siham Barghouti, Minister of Culture (FIDA)
Rabiha Diab, Minister of Women’s Affairs(Fatah)
Nabil Dmeidi, Minister of Transportation (Independent)
Safaa’ Nasser Eddin, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (Independent)
Maher Ghneim, Minister of Public Works and Housing (Fatah)
Mahmoud al-Habbash, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (Indepdendent)
Jawad Harazallah, Minister of Economy (Independent)
Sa’ed al-Kawni, Minister of Local Government (Independent)
Riyad al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Independent)
Ahmad Majdalani, Minister of Labour (Palestinian Popular Struggle Front)
Rula Maayah, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (Fatah) — appointed in 2014
Ali Muhanna, Minister of Justice (Fatah)
Issa Qaraqe, Minister of Prisoner Affairs (Fatah)
Muhammed Abu Ramadan, Minister of Planning and Administrative Development (Independent)
Kamal al-Sharafi, Minister of Social Affairs (Independent)
Hussein al-Sheikh, Minister of Civil Affairs (Fatah)
Ali Abu Zuhri, Minister of Education (Independent)
15th Government, Rami Hamdallah, September 2013 – June 2014
16th Government, Rami Hamdallah, June 2014 – August 2015
Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister (Independent)
Ziad Abu Amr, Deputy Prime Minister (PLO)
Haifa al-Agha, Minister of Women’s Affairs (Independent)
Hussein al-Araj, Minister of Local Government (Independent) — appointed in July 2015 (?)
Jawad Awwad, Minister of Health (Fatah)
Shukri Bishara, Minister of Finance and Planning
Ehab Bseiso, Minister of Culture (Independent)
Ali Abu Diak, Minister of Justice (Independent)
Youssef Ed’iss, Minister for Religious Endowments (Awqaf) and Religious Affairs (Independent)
Mofeed al-Hasayneh, Minister of Public Works and Housing (Independent)
Adnan al-Husayni, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs (PLO)
Rula Maayah, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (Independent)
Riyad al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Independent)
Alam Moussa, Minister of Communications and Information Technology (Independent)
Abeer Odeh, Minister of National Economy (Independent) — appointed in August 2015
Sabri Saidam, Minister of Education and Higher Education (Fatah) — appointed in July 2015
Ma’moun Abu Shahla, Minister of Labour (Independent) — — appointed in June 2014
Ibrahim al-Shaer, Minister for Social Affairs (Independent) (?)
Sufian Sultan, Minister of Agriculture
Samih Tbeileh, Minister of Transportation
17th Government; Rami Hamdallah; August 2015 – April 2019
Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister (Independent)
Ziad Abu Amr, Deputy Prime Minister (PLO)
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information (Fatah) — appointed in August 2018
Haifa al-Agha, Minister for Women’s Affairs (Independent)
Hussein al-Araj, Minister for Local Government (Independent)
Jawad Awwad, Minister of Health (Fatah)
Shukri Bishara, Minister of Finance and Planning (Independent)
Ehab Bseiso, Minister of Culture (Independent)
Ali Abu Diak, Minister of Justice (Independent)
Youssef Ed’iss, Minister for Religious Endowments (Awqaf) and Religious Affairs (Independent)
Mofeed al-Hasayneh, Minister for Public Works and Housing ()
Adnan al-Husayni, Minister for Jerusalem Affairs (PLO)
Rula Maayah, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (Independent)
Riyad al-Maliki, Foreign Minister (Independent)
Alam Moussa, Minister for Communications and Information Technology (Independent)
Abeer Odeh, Minister of National Economy (Independent)
Sabri Saidam, Minister for Education (Fatah)
Shawqi al-Ayasa until December 2015; then Ibrahim al-Shaer, Minister for Social Affairs (Independent)
Ma’moun Abu Shahla, Minister of Labour (Independent)
Sufian Sultan, Minister of Agriculture (Independent)
18th Government; Mohammad Shtayyeh; April 2019 – February 2024
Mohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister (Fatah)
Nabil Rudeineh, Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Information (Fatah)
Ziad Abu Amr, Deputy Prime Minister (Independent)
Nasri Abu Jaish, Labour Minister (Palestinian People’s Party)
Mahmoud Abu Mouis, Minister for Higher Education (Independent)
Atef Abu Saif, Culture Minister (Fatah)
Riyad al-‘Atari, Minister of Agriculture (FIDA)
Marwan Awartani, Education Minister (Independent)
Hatem al-Bakr, Minister for Religious Endowments (Independent) — appointed in January 2022
Shukri Bishara, Minister of Finance (Independent)
Fadi al-Hadmani, Minister for Jerusalem (Independent)
Amal Hamad, Minister for Women (Fatah)
Mai al-Kaila, Health Minister (Independent)
Rula Maayah, Minister of Tourism (Fatah)
Riyad al-Maliki, Foreign Minister (Independent)
Ahmad Majdalani, Social Affairs Minister (Palestinian Popular Struggle Front)
Khaled al-Osaily, Minister of National Economy (Independent)
Ziad Hab al-Reeh, Minister of Interior (Fatah) — appointed in January 2022
Usama al-Sa’dawi, Minister for Leadership and Empowerment (Independent)
Ishaq Sadr, Communications Minister (Independent)
Majdi al-Salih, Minister for Local Government (Independent)
‘Asim Salim, Transport Minister (Independent)
Mohammed al-Shalaldeh, Justice Minister (Independent)
Mahmoud Ziyara, Minister for Works (Independent)
Ibrahim Mulhim, Government Spokesman
Amjad Ghanim, Secretary General
19th Government; Mohammad Mustafa; March 2024 –
Mohammad Mustafa (Prime Minister / Foreign Minister)
Mohammad Alamour (Minister for National Economy)
Arafat Asfour (Minister for Industry)
Enas Attari (Minister of Labour)
Ashraf al-Awar (Minister for Jerusalem)
Amjad Barham (Minister of Education)
Omar Bitar (Minister of Finance)
Ahed Bseiso (Minister for Public Works and Housing)
Sameh Hamad (Minister for Social Development)
Emad Hamdan (Minister for Culture)
Sami Hijjawi (Minister for Local Governance)
Basil Nasr al-Kafarna (Minister of State for Emergency Relief)
Mona al-Khalili (Minister for Women’s Affairs)
Mohammed Najm (Minister for Religious Endowments)
Maher Natsheh (Minister of Communication)
Maged Abu Ramadan (Minister of Health)
Ziad Hab al-Reeh (Minister of Interior)
Rezq Salimia (Minister for Agriculture)
Sharhabel al-Zaeem (Minister of Justice)
Wael Zakout (Minister for International Cooperation)