In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “co-founder of hamas”. Today it says “palestinian politician”.
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Mahmoud al-Zahar ( Maḥmūd az-Zahhār ) (born 1945) is a Palestinian politician.1 He is a co-founder of Hamas and a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip . Since the formation of the Hamas/"Change and Reform" government in the Palestinian National Authority in March 2006, al-Zahar has served as foreign minister in the government of prime minister Ismail Haniyeh . Prior to that he was seen as a major candidate among the Hamas members elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council for prime minister, as he was at that time the most senior official within the organization. His son, a member of the Hamas military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , was killed by Israeli fire in Gaza on 5 January 2008.2
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Mahmoud al-Zahar is a co-founder of Hamas , and a member of Hamas' leadership in the Gaza Strip .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mahmoud al-Zahar ( ) (born 1945) is a co-founder of Hamas and a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip .Since the formation of the Hamas/"Change and Reform" government in the Palestinian National Authority in March 2006, al-Zahar has served as foreign minister in the government of prime minister Ismail Haniyeh .Prior to that he was seen as a major candidate among the Hamas members elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council for prime minister, as he was at that time the most senior official within the organization.In the end the party decided to go with the then-unknown Haniyeh because al-Zahar is considered the leader of the movement's radical wing. al-Zahar's son, a member of the Hamas military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , was killed in an Israeli raid in Gaza on January 5, 2008. 18 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Clashes
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Palestinian politician and physician; co-founder of Hamas ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mahmoud al-Zahar ( Maḥmūd az-Zahhār ) (born 6 May 1945) is a Palestinian politician. He is a co-founder of Hamas and a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip . Al-Zahar served as foreign minister in the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Authority Government of March 2006 (also known as the First Haniyeh Government ) that was sworn in on 20 March 2006.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Palestinian politician (born 1945) history Mahmoud al-Zahar ( Arabic : محمود الزهار , romanized : Maḥmūd az-Zahhār ; born 6 May 1945) is a Palestinian politician. He is a co-founder of Hamas and a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip . Al-Zahar served as foreign affairs minister in the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Authority Government of March 2006 (also known as the First Haniyeh Government ) that was sworn in on 29 March 2006 and lasted until 17 March 2007.
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co-founder of hamas
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palestinian politician
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