Bassam Al-Salhi ( ar, بسام الصالحي, born 1960) is a General Secretary of the

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and elected member of the

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. He was the party's candidate for

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of the

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in 2005. He received the fewest votes. He was one of the two deputies elected from The Alternative at the

2006 Palestinian legislative election Legislative elections were held in the Palestinian territories on 25 January 2006 in order to elect the second Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). The result was a victory for Hamas ...

. In the 2007 "Unity Government" he was appointed Minister for Culture for a short period before being discharged.

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Living people 1960 births Place of birth missing (living people) Palestinian People's Party politicians Members of the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Members of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization {{Palestine-politician-stub