# Ziyad al-Nakhalah - Secretary general of Palestinian Islamic Jihad

URL: https://allhistories.com/palestine/rulers/ziyad-al-nakhalah
Period: 2018–present
Number in the list: 383
Born-Died: 1953 - 
Dynasty: Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziad_Nakhalah

Ziyad al-Nakhalah became secretary general of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in September 2018 after Ramadan Shallah's incapacitation. The group, supported by Iran, took part in the war that began in October 2023. Reports on Nakhalah's whereabouts are mainly from Beirut and Tehran.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Salim Zanoun](https://allhistories.com/palestine/rulers/salim-zanoun)
- Next in list: [Naftali Bennett](https://allhistories.com/palestine/rulers/naftali-bennett)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 2018 - [Great March of Return protests begin in Gaza](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2018-great-march-of-return-protests-begin-in-gaza)