The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs is a government ministry in the Palestinian Authority. The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs is responsible for organizing and directing religious affairs in Palestine.

Establishment The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs was established in 1994 during the beginning of the Palestinian National Authority, following the issuance of a presidential decree by President Yasser Arafat to establish it. Hasan Tahboub assumed the ministerial portfolio as the first minister of the ministry.الحكومات الفلسطينية منذ تأسيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية، وكالة الأنباء والمعلومات الفلسطينية وفا

Functions The Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs undertakes many tasks, the most important of which is to take care of religious affairs while maintaining the moderation of the curriculum, and to preserve, develop and develop the properties of the endowment.أهداف وزارة الأوقاف والشؤون الدينية الفلسطينية، الموقع الرسمي لمجلس الوزراء الفلسطيني

List of ministers # Name Party Government Term start Term end Notes 1 Hasan Tahboub Independent 1, 2 5 July 1994 27 April 1998 Vacant 2, 3 27 April 1998 13 June 2002 2 Yasser Arafat Fatah 4 13 June 2002 29 October 2002 Serving President Vacant 5, 6 29 October 2002 7 October 2003 3 Ahmed Qurei Fatah 7, 8 7 October 2003 24 February 2005 Serving Prime Minister 4 Independent 9 24 February 2005 29 March 2006 5 Nayef Rajoub Hamas 10 29 March 2006 17 March 2007 6 Hamas 11 17 March 2007 14 June 2007 7 Independent 12 14 June 2007 19 May 2009 8 Fatah 13, 14, 15, 16 19 May 2009 2 June 2014 9 Independent 17 2 June 2014 13 April 2019 10 Mohammad Shtayyeh Fatah 18 13 April 2019 1 January 2022 Serving Prime Minister 11 Independent 18 1 January 2022 31 March 2024 12 Independent 19 31 March 2024 Incumbent

See also Religion in Palestine

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