In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prime minister-in-waiting for the next palestinian unity government”. Today it says “palestinian politician and academic who served as president of the islamic university of gaza from 1990 to 2005”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prime minister-in-waiting for the next palestinian unity government”. Today it says “palestinian politician and academic who served as president of the islamic university of gaza from 1990 to 2005”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Mohammed Shabir , sometimes written Mohammed Shbeir , Mohammed Shubair or Mohammed Shubeir , ( Arabic : محمد شبير ; born 1946) was at one point the Prime Minister-in-waiting for the next Palestinian unity government.1On November 13, 2006 senior Hamas officials in Syria announced that Hamas and Fatah had agreed on him.2Salam Fayyad became Prime Minister when Hamas took over Gaza , in 2007, then Rami Hamdallah in 2013 .3Shabir, 60, is originally from the Gaza town of Khan Yunis and received his doctorate in microbiology from Marshall University . He served for 15 years as president of The Islamic University in Gaza , retiring in August 2005. He and his wife have six children, and she is deputy to the minister of women's affairs. They live in Gaza City .4 Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah , Shabir frequently visited the late Yasser Arafat in his West Bank and Gaza Strip headquarters. "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM" The Guardian , November 13, 2006 "Palestinian PM: Ready to leave post once new premier is chosen" .5 "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government" The International Herald Tribune , November 13, 2006
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mohammed Shabir (sometimes written Mohammed Shbeir , Mohammed Shubair or Mohammed Shubeir ) (born 1946) is the Prime Minister-in-waiting for the next Palestinian unity government. On November 13, 2006 senior Hamas officials in Syria announced that Hamas and Fatah had agreed on him. Shabir, 60, is originally from the Gaza town of Khan Younis and received his doctorate in microbiology from Marshall University . He served for 15 years as president of The Islamic University in Gaza , retiring in August 2005. He and his wife have six children, and she is deputy to the minister of women's affairs. They live in Gaza City . Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah , Shabir frequently visited the late Yasser Arafat in his West Bank and Gaza Strip headquarters. "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM" The Guardian , November 13, 2006 "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government" The International Herald Tribune , November 13, 2006
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The opening as it stood in 2015
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mohammed Shabir (sometimes written Mohammed Shbeir , Mohammed Shubair or Mohammed Shubeir ) (born 1946) is the Prime Minister-in-waiting for the next Palestinian unity government. On November 13, 2006 senior Hamas officials in Syria announced that Hamas and Fatah had agreed on him. Shabir, 60, is originally from the Gaza town of Khan Yunis and received his doctorate in microbiology from Marshall University . He served for 15 years as president of The Islamic University in Gaza , retiring in August 2005. He and his wife have six children, and she is deputy to the minister of women's affairs. They live in Gaza City . Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah , Shabir frequently visited the late Yasser Arafat in his West Bank and Gaza Strip headquarters. "Fatah and Hamas poised to name PM" The Guardian , November 13, 2006 "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government" The International Herald Tribune , November 13, 2006
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Mohammed Shabir , sometimes written Mohammed Shbeir , Mohammed Shubair or Mohammed Shubeir , ( Arabic : محمد شبير ; born 1946) was at one point the Prime Minister-in-waiting for the next Palestinian unity government. On November 13, 2006 senior Hamas officials in Syria announced that Hamas and Fatah had agreed on him. Salam Fayyad became Prime Minister when Hamas took over Gaza , in 2007, then Rami Hamdallah in 2013. Shabir, 60, is originally from the Gaza town of Khan Yunis and received his doctorate in microbiology from Marshall University . He served for 15 years as president of The Islamic University in Gaza , retiring in August 2005. He and his wife have six children, and she is deputy to the minister of women's affairs. They live in Gaza City . Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah , Shabir frequently visited the late Yasser Arafat in his West Bank and Gaza Strip headquarters. "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government" The International Herald Tribune , November 13, 2006
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The opening as it stood in 2025 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Palestinian politician and academic (1946–2023) Mohammed Shabir ( Arabic : محمد شبير ; 28 March 1946 – 12 November 2023) was a Palestinian politician and academic who served as president of the Islamic University of Gaza from 1990 to 2005.Senior Hamas officials announced that Hamas and Fatah had agreed on him on 13 November 2006. Salam Fayyad became Prime Minister when Hamas took over Gaza , in 2007. Considered close to both Hamas and Fatah, Shabir frequently visited the late Yasser Arafat in his West Bank and Gaza Strip headquarters. "Leading candidates for top posts in emerging Palestinian unity government" The International Herald Tribune , November 13, 2006
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prime minister-in-waiting for the next palestinian unity government”. Today it says “palestinian politician and academic who served as president of the islamic university of gaza from 1990 to 2005”. Read the current article and compare.
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prime minister-in-waiting for the next palestinian unity government
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palestinian politician and academic who served as president of the islamic university of gaza from 1990 to 2005
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