Saeb Erekat
Palestinian politician and diplomat (1955–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (Arabic: صائب محمد صالح عريقات Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt; also ʻRēqāt, Erikat, Erakat, Arekat; 28 April 1955 – 10 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020.[1][2] He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He participated in early negotiations with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003.
Quick Facts Member of the Palestinian Parliament for Jericho, Majority ...
Saeb Erekat | |
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صائب محمد صالح عريقات | |
Member of the Palestinian Parliament for Jericho | |
In office 20 January 1996 – 10 November 2020 | |
Majority | 31,501 |
Personal details | |
Born | Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (1955-04-28)28 April 1955 Abu Dis, Jordanian-annexed West Bank |
Died | 10 November 2020(2020-11-10) (aged 65) Jerusalem |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Political party | Fatah |
Spouse |
Neameh Erekat
(m. 1981; died 2020) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Noura Erakat (niece) Yousef Erakat (nephew) Ahmad Erekat (nephew) |
Residence | Jericho |
Alma mater | City College of San Francisco, San Francisco State University and University of Bradford |
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