Ahmed Qurei
Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia; Arabic: أحمد علي محمد قريع, <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Aḥmad ʿAlī Muḥammad Qurayʿ), also known by his Arabic kunya Abu Alaa (أبو علاء, <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Abū ʿAláʾ) (March 26, 1937 – February 22, 2023) was a former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. He was speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council. He was a senior leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).[1][2]
Ahmed Qurei | |
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 Qurei (right) with Colin Powell, 2004 | |
| 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 | Yasser Arafat Mahmoud Abbas |
| 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 | 26 March 1937 Abu Dis, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 22 February 2023 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Fatah |
References
- ↑ BBC NEWS | Middle East | Profile: Ahmed Qurei. 12 November 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1932797.stm.
- ↑ Pike, John. "Ahmed Qurei [Abu Ala]". www.globalsecurity.org.