First Arafat Government
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First Arafat Government | |
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 1st Cabinet of Palestinian National Authority | |
| Date formed | 5 July 1994 |
| Date dissolved | 17 May 1996 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Yasser Arafat |
| Total no. of members | 20 |
| History | |
| Successor | Second Arafat Government |
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The First Arafat Government was formed in 1994, when Yasser Arafat returned to Palestine, settling in Gaza City and promoted self-governance for the Palestinian territories.[1] The government was dissolved following the 1996 Palestinian general election.
Government Composition
[edit]Yasser Arafat's first government consisted of 20 ministries, 17 ministers (including one woman, Intissar al-Wazir). The positions of ministers of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Agriculture remained vacant, with a deputy minister appointed for each of them.
Members of the Government
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Constitution of Palestine (1994) Wikisource 26 July 2006. Accessed on 7 November 2007
- ^ Architect of Self-Rule Apparently Leaves Arafat's Government. The New York Times, 18 September 1994
- ^ "Nabil Shaath". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "SADAKA Ireland hosted Dr. Nabil Shaath in Ireland as part of its Visiting Speaker Programme". www.sadaka.ie. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ 'Politics in Palestine', Palestinian National Authority: The PA Ministerial Cabinet List Emergency Cabinet, October 2003 – November 2003 Archived 15 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre.
- ^ "Abd Rabbo, Yasir", pp. 6–7. Michael R. Fischbach, Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. Infobase Publishing, 2005
- ^ Samir Ghousha, PPSF secretary-general and co-founder, dead at 72 Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Ma'an News Agency. 2009-08-05.
- ^ "منظمات وشخصيات فلسطينية تنعى المناضل الوطني الكبير محمد زهدي النشاشيبي". www.amadps.org (in Arabic). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "pmo.gov.ps". Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
