Hamas

Palestinian Islamist political and military organization
Organization political_organization Q38799
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Hamas

Summary

Hamas is a political organization[1]. Hamas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hamas's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[3].
  • Hamas is in the country of Palestine[4].
  • Hamas's instance of is recorded as political organization[5].
  • Hamas's instance of is recorded as Islamist movement[6].
  • Hamas's instance of is recorded as military organization[7].
  • Hamas's instance of is recorded as religious organization[8].
  • Hamas's instance of is recorded as resistance movement[9].
  • Hamas's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization[10].
  • Hamas's founder is recorded as Ahmad Yasin[11].
  • Hamas's founder is recorded as Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi[12].
  • Hamas's founder is recorded as Mahmoud al-Zahar[13].
  • Hamas's founder is recorded as Mohammad Taha[14].
  • Hamas's founder is recorded as Imad al-Alami[15].
  • Hamas's founder is recorded as Abdul Fatah Dukhan[16].
  • Hamas's founder is recorded as Hassan Yousef[17].
  • Hamas's headquarters location is recorded as Gaza City[18].
  • Hamas's military branch is recorded as Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades[19].
  • Hamas's Commons category is recorded as Hamas[20].
  • Hamas's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations[21].
  • Hamas's foundational text is recorded as 1988 Hamas charter[22].
  • Hamas's foundational text is recorded as A Document of General Principles and Policies[23].
  • Hamas's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 008000[24].
  • Hamas's chairperson is recorded as Khaled Mashal[25].
  • Hamas's country of origin is recorded as Palestine[26].
  • Hamas's armament is recorded as Qassam rocket[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Ahmad Yasin[11], Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi[12], Mahmoud al-Zahar[13], Mohammad Taha[14], Imad al-Alami[15], and Abdul Fatah Dukhan[16]. December 10, 1987 marks the founding of Hamas[28]. Hamas's location of formation is recorded as Gaza Strip[29].

Leadership

Hamas's chairperson is recorded as Khaled Mashal[25].

Operations

Hamas's headquarters location is recorded as Gaza City[18].

Industry

Hamas's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations[21].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hamas include Hamastan[30], a pejorative[31], in Palestine[32].

Why It Matters

Hamas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Hamas is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Hamas include Hamastan[30], a pejorative[31], in Palestine[32].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . cairn.info. cairn.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . cairn.info. cairn.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . La Croix. Retrieved . la-croix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . La Croix. Retrieved . la-croix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . news.az. news.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Le Monde. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag hamas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: hamas, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289935062|hamas (#289935062)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description Palestinian Islamist political and military organization
    Political ideology Palestinian nationalism, Islamic nationalism, Islamic fundamentalism +8
    Country Palestine
    Instance of political organization, Islamist movement, military organization +3
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 369152, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  3. 14d ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of political organization, Islamist movement, military organization +3
    Founder Ahmad Yasin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, Mahmoud al-Zahar +4
    Designated as terrorist by United States, Israel, United Kingdom +6
    Country Palestine
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P112]]: [[Q28034971]], move qualifier [[Property:P143]] to reference"
  4. 14d ago · Textcurator · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of political organization, Islamist movement, military organization +3
    Wikidata description Palestinian Islamist political and military organization
    Svkkl authority id 0202175-Harakat-alMuqawamah-alIslamiyah
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q17127659]]"
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