Sufian Tayeh

Palestinian scientist (1971–2023)

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سفيان تايه

Born

Sufian Abdurrahman Osman Tayeh

(1971-08-20)20 August 1971

Jabalia Camp, Gaza Strip

Died2 December 2023(2023-12-02) (aged 52)

Gaza Strip

Cause of deathAirstrikeOther namesAbu OsamaEducationUNRWA schoolAlma materIslamic University of GazaOccupation(s)Lecturer, university professor and physicist, university presidentEmployerIslamic University of GazaScientific careerFieldsphysics; applied mathematics

Sufian Tayeh (Arabic: سفيان تايه, romanized: Sufyān Tāyah; 20 August 1971 – 2 December 2023), often spelled Sofyan Taya and also known as Abu Osama, was a Palestinian scientist who served as president of the Islamic University of Gaza from August 2023 until his death in December 2023.^[1]^[2] He was killed in an airstrike by the IDF along with his family during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. Tayeh was 52.^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Sufian Tayeh was born in 1971 in Jabalia Camp of northern Gaza.^[4] He received his primary education in the UNRWA school in the camp. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the Islamic University of Gaza in 1994 and in the same year he began working for the university.^[5]

Career

He was a leading researcher in physics and applied mathematics.^[3] Tayeh was winner of the Palestine Islamic Bank Award for Scientific Research for the years 2019 and 2020, recipient of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Arab Scientists and the Islamic University Award for Scientific Research for the year 2021. ^[6]

Tayeh's research interests included optical waveguides, optical waveguide sensing, ellipsometry, dye-sensitized solar cells, and OLEDs.^[7] He was still research-active at the time of his death.

References

^ "تعيين الأستاذ الدكتور سفيان عبد الرحمن تايه رئيساً للجامعة الإسلامية بغزة". وكالة قدس نت للأنباء (in Arabic). 2023-07-08.
^ ^a ^b "Israel Kills Top Palestinian Scientist, President of Islamic University, with Whole Family in Gaza". The Palestine Chronicle. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Israeli air strike in Gaza kills prominent scientist Sufyan Tayeh, Palestinian ministry says". Reuters. 7 December 2023.
^ "Head of Islamic University in Gaza killed in Israeli airstrike". Anadolu Agency. 7 December 2023.
^ الأستاذ الدكتور سفيان تايه قصة يُفتخر بها..., retrieved 15 December 2023
^ "In Memoriam Sufyan Tayeh". ICTP. 8 December 2023.
^ "Prof. Dr. Sofyan Taya". Google Scholar. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

Israel–Hamas war

Engage-
ments

Hamas-led
attack on Israel

Attacks on civilians	Netiv HaAsara Alumim Be'eri Elchanan Team Holit Kfar Aza Kissufim Nir Oz Nir Yitzhak Nahal Oz Nirim Nova music festival Psyduck music festival
Battles	Re'im Sderot Sufa Zikim Israeli female tank crew fight
General topics	Allegations of genocide Allegations of involvement of UNRWA employees Denial Sexual and gender-based violence

Israeli invasion
of Gaza

Attacks on refugee camps	Jabalia 31 October Al-Shati Al-Maghazi
Attacks on schools	Al-Maghazi Al-Fakhoora Al-Falah Shadia Abu Ghazala School
Attacks on health facilities	Killing of health workers Gaza Strip mass graves Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion Al-Shifa Hospital siege alleged military use ambulance airstrike Kamal Adwan Hospital siege Nasser Hospital siege Nasser Hospital mass graves Gaza Strip mass graves
Other attacks	Airstrikes on municipal services in Gaza Church of Saint Porphyrius Engineer's Building strike and massacre Flour massacre Palestinians evacuating Gaza City Sabra mosque World Central Kitchen drone strikes
General topics	Gaza genocide allegations Bombing of the Gaza Strip Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israel–Hamas war Environmental damage in the Gaza Strip caused by the Israel–Hamas war Torture AI-assisted targeting

Other theaters

Israel–Lebanon border clashes
- Attacks on journalists
Israeli incursions in the West Bank
- Killing of Benjamin Achimeir
- April 2024 Israeli settler rampages
Givat Shaul shooting
Tower 22 drone attack

Iran–Israel conflict	Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus Iranian strikes in Israel Israeli strikes on Iran
Red Sea crisis	Operation Prosperity Guardian Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou 2024 missile strikes in Yemen Marlin Luanda missile strike

Hostage
crisis

Hostages	Noa Argamani Bibas family Alex Dancyg Oded Lifshitz Hersh Goldberg-Polin Naama Levy
Rescued hostages	Operation Golden Hand Ori Megidish
Released hostages	Rachel Edry Yarden Roman-Gat Mia Schem
Deceased hostages	Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka

General
topics

Historical context	Arab–Israeli conflict Blockade of the Gaza Strip Palestinian freedom of movement Israel and apartheid Children Gaza–Israel conflict Casualties of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip Human shields Israeli settlement Israeli outpost Israeli settler violence Israeli disengagement from Gaza Palestinian rocket attacks Palestinian tunnel warfare anti-tunnel barrier Women

Effects

Reactions

Discrimination	Antisemitism Riots in the North Caucasus Anti-Palestinianism Islamophobia Violent incidents Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume Death of Paul Kessler Vermont student shooting Zürich stabbing attack
Protests	France March for the Republic and Against Antisemitism Pro-Palestinian protests at Sciences Po Indonesia 2023 Bitung clashes Israel United Kingdom United States National March on Washington: Free Palestine March for Israel DNC protests March on Washington for Gaza Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell Israel–Hamas war protest vote movements Artists4Ceasefire Columbia University protests
UN resolutions	A/RES/ES-10/21 S/RES/2712 A/RES/ES-10/22 S/RES/2720 S/RES/2728
UN inquiry	Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
World Court	South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) Legal Consequences of Israeli Policies and Practices
Courts	Defense for Children International-Palestine v. Biden

Casualties

Israel

Security forces	Alim Abdallah Yitzhak Ben-Bashat Jayar Davidov Eli Ginsberg Salman Habaka Asaf Hamami Yitzhar Hofman Roi Levy Izhar Peled Yonatan Steinberg
Civilians	Lior Asulin Yuval Castleman Hayim Katsman Ofir Libstein Shani Louk Aner Shapira Vivian Silver Yahav Winner

Palestine

Hamas	Saleh al-Arouri Abdul Fatah Dukhan Mohammed Dababish Wissam Farhat Ahmed Ghandour Marwan Issa Fursan Khalifa Osama Mazini Ayman Nofal Jamila al-Shanti Ali Al Qadi
Other militants	Fouad Abu Butihan Jihad Shehadeh
Civilians	Tawfic Abdel Jabbar Refaat Alareer Hammam Alloh Naheda and Samr Anton Yazan al-Kafarneh Ibrahim al-Astal Ahmad Bahar Mohammed Barakat Rashid Dabour [ar] Mohamed al-Dalou Awni El-Dous Omar Ferwana Hiba Abu Nada Ibrahim Qusaya Hind Rajab Mohammed Shabir Omar Abu Shawish Sufian Tayeh Wael Al Zard

Spillover

Journalists

General topics

Friendly fire

Related
people

Israelis	Nimrod Aloni Rachel Goldberg-Pollin Eitan Okun [he] Yagel Oshri Inbal Rabin-Lieberman Amir Tibon
Palestinians	Wael Al-Dahdouh Plestia Alaqad Motaz Azaiza Bisan Owda Mustafa Moien Ayyash