Ghassan Khatib ( ar, غسان الخطيب) (1954- ) is a
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
politician. He was born in
Nablus
Nablus ( ; ar, نابلس, Nābulus ; he, שכם, Šəḵem, ISO 259-3: ; Samaritan Hebrew: , romanized: ; el, Νεάπολις, Νeápolis) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a populati ...
, in the
West Bank
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, and is a member of the
Palestinian People's Party
The Palestinian People's Party (PPP; ar, حزب الشعب الفلسطيني ''Hizb al-Sha'b al-Filastini''), founded in 1982 as the Palestinian Communist Party, is a socialist political party in Palestine and among the Palestinian diaspora.
...
. Khatib is married with three children. He was also a member of the
Madrid Peace Delegation in 1991 and was involved in the Washington negotiations from 1991 to 1993. He was appointed the
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine, Minister of Labor in 2002, then the
Planning Minister
Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel. The evolution of forethought, the capacity to think ahead, is consi ...
in 2005-06.
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Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre. He is currently Director of the Government Media Centre.
Biography
Khatib holds a PhD in Middle East politics from
Durham University
, mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1)
, established = (university status)
, type = Public
, academic_staff = 1,830 (2020)
, administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19)
, chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen
, vice_chan ...
. He is lecturer of Contemporary Arab Studies and International Studies at
Birzeit University
Birzeit University (BZU; ar, جامعة بيرزيت) is a public university in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as charitable organization. It is accredited by the Palestinian Mi ...
. He has served as Director of Government Media Center in 2009-2012 and Palestinian Minister of Labor 2002-2004 and Minister of Planning 200-2006. Khatib was Vice-President for community outreach in 2006-2009, and vice president for Advancement in 2012-2016 at Birzeit University. He was Founder and director of the
Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre, which specializes in research, opinion polling and media activities. He was a member of the Palestinian delegation for the
Madrid Middle East Peace Conference in 1991 and the subsequent bilateral Palestinian-Israeli negotiations in Washington from 1991-93. Khatib was co-founded and co-directed bitterlemons.org, a Palestinian-Israeli internet-based political magazine.
Bitterlemons.org
/ref> He was member of the Joint Working Group on Israel-Palestine Relations at Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University
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.
Work
* ''Palestinian Politics and the Middle East Peace Process: consensus and competition in the Palestinian negotiation team.'' London: Routledge, 2010.
References
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1954 births
Living people
People from Nablus
Palestinian People's Party politicians
Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority
Alumni of Durham University