“His father was a sage in al-Azhar in Egypt. He is married with six children, and has a degree in civil engineering from Ein Shams University in Cairo since 1981. He is one of the founders of Hamas with Sheikh Ahmad Yassin and is considered one of the leaders who more support military opposition to Israel.
Awadallah was a friend of ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Rantisi (one of the founders of the Hamas movement, D.S.), and served as the general secretary of al-Majama al-Islami from 2000-1982 1973 by Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, and was the branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gaza Strip. “
He said, “The person who founded the ‘Palestinian Mujahideen’ is Salah Shehadeh, and after he was arrested by Israel in 1987 – Awadla took his place. He was later arrested himself.”
After being released from prison in Israel, Awadla was previously a member of the Hamas Politburo – and is currently a member of the Politburo. “He is close to Ismail Haniyeh and flies with him on delegations, as well as having close ties to Iran,” Dr. Barak noted of a man considered a “Shalit deal engineer” in 2011.
In 2009 and 2014, Israel bombed his home. “Awadla is considered an influential figure of Hamas, a founding figure,” Dr. Barak concluded.