Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: مَحْمُود عَبَّاس‎, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 26 March 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: أَبُو مَازِن‎, 'Abū Māzin), is the President of the State of Palestine and Palestinian National Authority. He has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 11 November 2004 and has been Palestinian president since 15 January 2005 (Palestinian National Authority since 15 January 2005 and State of Palestine since 8 May 2005). Abbas is a member of the Fatah party.

Mahmoud Abbas was elected to serve until 9 January 2009 but, due to Palestinian internal conflict, he unilaterally extended his term for another year and continued in office, even half a decade after that second deadline expired. As a result, Fatah's main rival, Hamas announced that it would not recognise the extension or view Abbas as rightful president. Abbas was chosen as the President of the Palestinian Authority by the Palestine Liberation Organization's Central Council on 23 November 2008, a job he had held unofficially since 8 May 2005.

Mahmoud Abbas (footballer)

Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس‎, Hebrew: מחמוד עבאס‎; born July 29, 1988) is an Arab-Israeli football midfielder, currently playing for Hapoel Bnei Lod, his previous clubs include Hapoel Ashkelon, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Sakhnin, where he played on loan from Hapoel Tel Aviv.

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