Ahmed Qurei
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Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia; Arabic: أحمد علي محمد قريع, Aḥmad ʿAlī Muḥammad Qurayʿ; 26 March 1937[1] – 22 February 2023), also known by his Arabic name kunya Abu Alaa (أبو علاء Abū ʿAláʾ), was a Palestinian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority.
Ahmed Qurei | |
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أحمد قريع | |
Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority | |
In office 24 December 2005 – 29 March 2006 | |
President | Mahmoud Abbas |
Preceded by | Nabil Shaath (acting) |
Succeeded by | Ismail Haniyeh |
In office 7 October 2003 – 18 January 2005 | |
President |
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Preceded by | Mahmoud Abbas |
Succeeded by | Nabil Shaath (acting) |
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
In office 7 March 1996 – 7 October 2003 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Rafiq Al-Natsheh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1937-03-26)26 March 1937 Abu Dis, Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Died | 22 February 2023(2023-02-22) (aged 85) |
Political party | Fatah |
First appointed to the position in October 2003, he tendered his resignation on 26 January 2006, following the defeat of the Fatah party in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, and remained in office in a caretaker capacity until 19 February when he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh. During his tenure as prime minister, he also had responsibility for security matters. He previously served as speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and held a variety of significant positions within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from the 1970s on.[2][3]