Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (State of Palestine)
Appearance
(Redirected from Foreign Minister of Palestinian Authority)
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine is the head of the government ministry in charge of Palestine's foreign relations. It was established in 2003 as a ministry within the Palestinian National Authority.
List of ministers
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | |
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Nabil Shaath (born 1938) |
April 2003 | February 2005 | Fatah (PLO) |
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Nasser al-Qudwa (born 1953) |
February 2005 | March 2006 | Fatah (PLO) |
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Mahmoud al-Zahar (born 1945) |
20 March 2006 | 18 March 2007 | Hamas |
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Ziad Abu Amr (born 1950) |
18 March 2007 | 17 June 2007 | Independent |
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Salam Fayyad (born 1952) |
June 2007 | July 2007 | Third Way |
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Riyad al-Maliki (born 1955) |
July 2007 | Incumbent | Independent |
Warfare involvement
[edit]In June 2006, Israel attacked the Hamas' foreign ministry in Gaza, in response to the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit.[1] The third and fourth floors of the building were destroyed, and the incident ended without fatalities.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Israel strikes Palestinian Authority Foreign Ministry in Gaza". CNN. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ "Israeli Airstrike Collapses Palestinian Foreign Ministry Building in Gaza City". Fox News. 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
External links
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