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Azzam al-Ahmad (Arabic: عزام الأحمد; born 24 November 1947)[1][2][3][4] is a Palestinian politician, economist and diplomat. He holds a BA in economics from Baghdad University and has held various significant positions throughout his career. He was the head of the From 1971 to 1974, he served as the head of the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) in Ba'athist Iraq, later becoming the deputy head of the GUPS Executive Committee from 1974 to 1980.
Azzam al-Ahmad | |
|---|---|
عزام الأحمد | |
 Al-Ahmad in 2013 | |
| Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology | |
| In office 12 November 2003 – 24 February 2005 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat Mahmoud Abbas |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Qurei |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Hamad |
| Succeeded by | Sabri Saydam |
| In office 29 October 2002 – 6 October 2003 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Prime Minister | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Mitri Abu Eita |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Hamad |
| Minister of Public Works and Housing | |
| In office 9 June 2002 – 29 October 2002 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Preceded by | Abdel Rahman Tawfiq Abdel Hadi Hamad |
| Succeeded by | Hamdan Ashou |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Jenin Governorate | |
| Assumed office 7 March 1996 | |
| Ambassador of the Palestine Liberation Organization to Iraq | |
| In office 1979–1994 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Al-Awad (Chargé d'affaires) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azzam Najeeb Mustafa Al-Ahmad 24 November 1947 Rummanah, Jenin, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Alma mater | Baghdad University (BA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Al-Ahmad was the Palestine Liberation Organization's ambassador to Iraq from 1979 to 1994 and has been a member of Fatah's Revolutionary Council since 1989. He was elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2006 as a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, representing the Jenin Governorate.[5]
On 13 October 2022 he became one of the Palestinian reconciliation agreement signatories.[6][7]
Early life and family
editAl-Ahmad was born in the village of Rummanah, located in north of Jenin. In 1968, His father, Najeeb al-Ahmad, was deported across the Jordan River by the Israeli Army after its occupation of the West Bank. while in exile in Amman after 1967, Najeeb and his family of nine children found fertile grounds for their cause and political activities. Soon after deportation, Najeeb became a prominent member of the Jordanian parliament. Azzam al-Ahmad graduated from high school and joined the Syrian universities but later moved to Baghdad with the coming of the Ba'ath party to power in Iraq in 1969 as a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause.
References
edit- ^ Palestine Business Law Handbook. Int'l Business Publications. 20 March 2009. ISBN 9781438737492 – via Google Books.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Azzam Najib Alahmad".
- ^ "من هو عزام الأحمد؟". www.aljazeera.net. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "مركز المعلومات الوطني الفلسطيني". info.wafa.ps.
- ^ "Palestinian Government of November 2003". Archived from the original on 3 December 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Palestinian rivals agree to hold elections but doubts presist". Reuters. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Palestinian factions sign reconcil agreement in Algeria | Palestinian Authority News | Al Jazeera". Al Jazeera. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.