Hussein al-Sheikh ( ar, حسين الشيخ) (born 1960) is a
Palestinian politician. He is the secretary general of the
Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization since 26 May 2022.
Biography
Hussein al-Sheikh was born in
Ramallah
Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusale ...
in 1960 during a period of the
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank.
Political life
al-Sheikh head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs of the
Palestinian National Authority since 2007. He was first elected as a member of the
Central Committee of Fatah The Fatah Central Committee is the highest decision-making body of the Palestinian people, Palestinian organization and political party, Fatah.
History
The first Fatah Central Committee was formed in February 1963, consisting of ten members, includ ...
in 2008.
On 25 June 2022, the
Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization reaffirmed Hussein al-Sheikh as secretary general and head of the
Negotiations Affairs Department of the
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ar, منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, ') is a Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist political and militant organization founded in 1964 with the initial purpose of establ ...
.
References
External links
"A New Palestinian Leader Rises in the West Bank. He’s Very Unpopular", the New York Times, 15 July 2022
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1960 births
Living people
Central Committee of Fatah members
Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority
Members of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
People from Ramallah