Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (State of Palestine)
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The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is in charge of Palestine's foreign relations. In June 2006, Israel attacked the ministry's office in Gaza City twice. The attacks were in response to the capturing of an Israeli soldier just weeks before.[1][2]
List of Foreign Ministers (2003–present)[]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | |
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1 | Nabil Shaath (b. 1938) |
April 2003 | February 2005 | Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization) | |
2 | Nasser al-Qudwa (b. 1953) |
February 2005 | March 2006 | Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization) | |
3 | Mahmoud al-Zahar (b. 1945) |
20 March 2006 | 18 March 2007 | Hamas | |
4 | Ziad Abu Amr (b. 1950) |
18 March 2007 | 17 June 2007 | Independent | |
5 | Salam Fayyad (b. 1952) |
June 2007 | July 2007 | Third Way | |
6 | Riyad al-Maliki (b. 1955) |
July 2007 | Incumbent | Independent |
See also[]
- Foreign relations of the Palestine Liberation Organization
- Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
References[]
- ^ "Israeli Airstrike Collapses Palestinian Foreign Ministry Building in Gaza City". Fox News. 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ "Israel strikes Palestinian Authority Foreign Ministry in Gaza". CNN. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
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- Foreign relations of the State of Palestine
- Foreign affairs ministries
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