Mohammed Dahlan

Who is Mohammad Dahlan, exiled security chief the Shin Bet chief allegedly met with? - explainer

Dahlan is a former senior Fatah leader who rose to prominence in Palestinian politics as the first head of the Preventive Security Service.

 Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief, in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. STRINGER/ REUTERS ID: 546201 Image Remarks:
Shin Bet director David Zini participates in the state memorial ceremony for the October 7 massacre on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, October 16, 2025

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 Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas is flanked by then-security adviser Mohammed Dahlan (right) and then-prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, at a meeting in Gaza, in April 2007.

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 Mohammed Dahlan, then-PA internal security minister, meeting prime minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem on May 29, 2003.

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PA: Dahlan loyalists seeking to undermine Abbas

Palestinian sources claimed that Dahlan has been funding dozens of disgruntled Fatah members in the refugee camps in the West Bank as part of his effort to undermine Abbas.

MOHAMMED DAHLAN, a former Fatah security chief, gestures in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, last year.

PA punishes political opponents by suspending their salaries

The employees claim that the PA illegally suspended their salaries because of their political affiliations.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY public servants wait to receive their salaries via an ATM outside a bank, in Tubas, earlier this month.

PA steps up crackdown on supporters of Abbas's chief rival

The PA suspects that Dahlan, who has been living in the United Arab Emirates since 2011, is working to establish centers of power in the West Bank as part of a scheme to undermine Abbas.

Palestinians hold posters of Mohammed Dahlan during a Gaza rally, December 18, 2014

Is Mohammed Dahlan the next Palestinian president in waiting?

With Palestinians potentially going to the polls in 2021, eyes are turning to Dahlan as a potential challenger to Mahmoud Abbas.

MOHAMMED DAHLAN, a former Fatah security chief, gestures in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, last year.

Palestinians arrest supporters of Abbas political rival based in UAE

The arrests were carried out in the West Bank and included Haytham al-Halabi and Salim Abu Safia, both senior members of Dahlan's faction, a statement from the group said.

MOHAMMED DAHLAN, a former Fatah security chief, gestures in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, last year.