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Hussein al-Sheikh
Vice President of Palestine since 2025 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hussein al-Sheikh (Arabic: حسين الشيخ; born 14 December 1960) is a Palestinian politician who has served as the first vice president of Palestine since 26 April 2025.[1] He has also served as the secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 2022.[2]
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Biography
Hussein al-Sheikh was born in Ramallah on 14 December 1960 during a period of the Jordanian annexation of the West Bank.[3] He spent 11 years in Israeli prisons during his youth, during which he learned Hebrew.[4]
Political career
Al-Sheikh headed he General Authority of Civil Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority since 2007. He was first elected as a member of the Central Committee of Fatah in 2008.[5]
On 25 June 2022, the Executive Committee of the PLO reaffirmed al-Sheikh as secretary general and head of the Negotiations Affairs Department of the PLO.[6]
On 25 April 2025, Mahmoud Abbas, the President of Palestine, appointed al-Sheikh as Vice President and deputy chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO.[1] Al-Sheikh's appointment was controiversial, with many Palestinians seeing him as unpopular, corrupt, and too close to Israel.[7][8][9]
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