Nabil Shaath
Nabil Shaath نبيل شعث | |
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| Acting Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 15 December 2005 – 24 December 2005 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Qurei |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Qurei |
| Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority | |
| In office April 2003 – February 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Nasser al-Qudwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1938 Safad, British Mandate for Palestine |
| Political party | Fatah |
Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid) Shaath (Arabic: نبيل شعث, Nabīl Shaʿath ; born 9 August 1938[1][2] in Safad) is a senior Palestinian official.[3]
Academic career
[edit]Shaath received his master's degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences. He taught at the university from 1961 to 1965.
Political career
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Shaath has served as Palestinian chief negotiator, Palestinian International Co-operation Minister, Planning Minister for the Palestinian National Authority and Acting Prime Minister of the PNA.[4][5] Shaath also served as the Palestinian Authority's first foreign minister from April 2003 to February 2005.
Shaath was a Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information in the Palestinian Authority Government of February 2005. On 15 December 2005, he became Acting Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority after Ahmad Qurei resigned. He lost that position nine days later when Qurei returned to office.
Awards and recognition
[edit]Shaath appeared in the 2009 documentary Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace about the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.[6] The film was released by Channel Productions in New York City.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ مذكرات نبيل شعث «حياتى.. من النكبة إلى الثورة».. فى ظلال يافا «بلد الغريب». Shorouk News (in Arabic). 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ نبيل شعث [Nabil Shaath]. Vision for Political Development (in Arabic). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Faure, Claude (2004). "Shaʿth, Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid; 1938–)". Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Nabil Shaath". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "SADAKA Ireland hosted Dr. Nabil Shaath in Ireland as part of its Visiting Speaker Programme". Sadaka. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Opening Film: Back Door Channels". TV Fest 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (8 November 2010). "Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace". Variety. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
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- Bush God comments 'not literal' – BBC News
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- Palestinian refugees
- People from Safed
- Members of the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council
- Foreign ministers of the Palestinian National Authority
- Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority
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- Central Committee of Fatah members
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