Zakaria al-Agha


Zakaria al-Agha, also known as Abu Ammar was a member of Fatah's central committee and Palestine Liberation Organization-Executive Committee and the leader of Fatah in the Gaza Strip.
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Life and career

Al-Agha was born in Khan Yunis on 13 January 1942. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, from Cairo University, in 1965. In 1971, he received a specialization in internal medicine. From 1974 to 1987, he was Chief of Internal Diseases Section at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. From 1989 to 1994, he was Chief of Internal Diseases Section at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital.
Al-Agha was dismissed by the Israeli occupation forces for his activities in supporting the Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation. He was removed from his post in 1987 and held in administrative detention for approximately six months in 1988 due to his support and assistance to Palestinian resistance in financial support in supporting of the First Intifada.
During the decade between 1981 and 1990, he was prohibited by Israeli occupation firces from leaving the Gaza Strip and in January 1995, he was detained for several weeks for interrogation. On 16 January 2004, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat established the Board of Trustees of Al-Azhar University in Gaza Strip and appointed him its chairman.
Al-Agha died in Cairo on 12 May 2025, at the age of 83.

Union work

  • Founding member of the Arab Medical Society of the Gaza Strip 1977.
  • Treasurer of the Medical Association of Arabia 1978–1984.
  • Chairman of the General Medical Arabia 1985–1992.
  • Secretary General of the Council for Higher Education in Jerusalem 1985–1992.
  • Association member Blood Bank, Gaza since its inception.
  • Member of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Azhar University 2002–2005.

Public work

Political action