Ramadan Shalah

Ramadan Abdullah Mohammed Shalah (1 January 1958 – 6 June 2020) was a Palestinian militant. He was the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) between 27 October 1995 and 2018. PIJ has been designated a terrorist organisation by the United States,[1] the European Union,[2] the United Kingdom,[3] Japan,[4] Canada,[5] Australia,[6] New Zealand[7][8] and Israel.

Picture of Ramadan Shalah

In 2006, he was placed on the United States FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list.

In April 2018, Shalah suffered a many strokes. He died on 6 June 2020 in Lebanon from heart surgery-related problems, aged 62.[9]

References
  1. US – Office of Counterterrorism
  2. "List of organisations recognized as terrorist groups" (PDF). europa.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. "Terrorism Act 2000". 2000. number 11, article 2.
  4. "MoFA Japan" (PDF). mofa.go.jp. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. Public safety Canada Archived 19 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Palestinian Islamic Jihad". Australian National Security. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  7. "Lists associated with Resolution 1373". New Zealand Police. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  8. STATEMENT OF CASE TO RENEW THE DESIGNATION OF PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD (PIJ) AS A TERRORIST ENTITY, 2013
  9. "Former chief of Palestinian Islamic Jihad dies — report". The Times of Israel.


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