Back سعيد صيام Arabic سعید صیام AZB Саид Сиям Bulgarian সাইদ সিয়াম Bengali/Bangla Said Siam German سعید صیام Persian Saed Siam Finnish Saïd Seyam French סעיד סיאם HE საიდ სიამი Georgian
Said Seyam | |
|---|---|
| Interior Minister of the Gaza Strip | |
| In office June 2007 – January 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Haniyeh |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Fathi Hamad |
| Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office March 2006 – March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Nasser Yousef |
| Succeeded by | Hani Talab al-Qawasmi |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| In office January 2006 – January 2009 | |
| Constituency | Gaza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1959 Al-Shati, Gaza Strip |
| Died | 15 January 2009 (aged 49) Jabalia, Gaza Strip |
| Cause of death | Israeli airstrike |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Hamas |
| Children | 6 (2 sons, 4 daughters) |
| Education | Al-Quds Open University |
Said Seyam (Arabic: سعيد صيام; 22 July 1959 – 15 January 2009[1]), first name also spelled Saeed and Sayed and last name also spelled Siam, was the interior minister of the Palestinian government of March 2006. He joined Hamas and became one of its top commanders. During the 2008–2009 Gaza War, Seyam was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia. Seyam was the most senior Hamas member killed in the war, and the most senior Hamas figure killed by Israel since the death of Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi in April 2004.[2]
- ^ "Key Hamas leader killed in Gaza". BBC. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ Greenberg, Hanan (15 January 2009). "Israel says killed Hamas interior minister". Ynet. Retrieved 15 December 2012.