Ahmed Yousef (also known as Yousef Saleh, Abu Ahmed, Ahmed bin Yousef)[1][2] was a senior adviser to Gaza's Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and remains close to current Hamas leadership.[3][4] Beginning in 1968, Ahmed Yousef was the pupil of the founder of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.[5] Yousef previously served as the Executive Director of the United Association for Studies and Research, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that has been called a front operation for Hamas.[6] He also served as editor of UASR’s quarterly journal The Middle East Affairs Journal.[6] Yousef returned to Gaza in 2005 following the withdrawal of the Israeli army and the victory of Hamas in the legislative elections. In 2006 he was appointed as the political advisor to then-Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. He is now the head of the House of Wisdom Institution for Conflict Resolution and Governance in Gaza.[7]
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