Rafiq Al-Natsheh (born 1934[1][2]) is a Palestinian politician who served as the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) from 3 November 2003 to 10 March 2004.
Rafiq Al-Natsheh | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| In office 3 November 2003 – 10 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Qurei |
| Succeeded by | Rawhi Fattouh |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 13 June 2002 – 7 October 2003 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Prime Minister | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Hikmat Zaid |
| Succeeded by | Salam Fayyad |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 9 August 1998 – 13 June 2002 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Preceded by | Samir Ghawshah |
| Succeeded by | Ghassan Khatib |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Hebron Governorate | |
| In office 7 March 1996 – 18 February 2006 | |
| Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| In office 1979–1990 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Preceded by | Said Al Muzayin |
| Succeeded by | Subhi Abu Karsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 (age 91–92) |
| Party | Fatah |
| Lebanese University Cairo University Moscow State University | |
| Occupation | Politician |
He has a political science degree from Cairo University.[3] He is a member of Fatah, and was in its central committee. He became a member of the Palestinian National Council in 1964.[2] He was the PLO representative in Saudi Arabia[1] from 1979 to 1990.[2] He was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in the 1996 elections.[1][3] He was appointed as minister of labour of the Palestinian Authority from 1998[1] to 2002. He was appointed as minister of agriculture from 2002[3][1] until his election as speaker.[3] He served as Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council from 3 November 2003 to 10 March 2004.[4][3] Later he was appointed as the head of Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission.[5][6]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rafiq Al-Natsheh". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
- 1 2 3 "Rafeeq Natsheh". Success stories of Palestinian achievers from all over the world.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rafiq Natsheh - Who is Rafiq Natsheh?". www.webgaza.net.
- ↑ The Europa World Year Book 2007. Routledge. February 8, 2007. ISBN 9781857434149 – via Google Books.
- ↑ ""Palestinian National Anti-Corruption Strategy in the light of comparative experiences from the Arab region and the world"" (PDF). UNDP.
- ↑ "Israel 'threatens arrest' of PA anti-corruption head". Coalition for Accountability and Integrity - AMAN (in Arabic). 20 January 2014.
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