Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
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The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is in charge of 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.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
attacked the ministry's office in Gaza City
Gaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
twice. The attacks were in response to the capturing of an Israeli soldier just weeks before.
List of Foreign Ministers of the PA
| # | Name | Party | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nabil Shaath Nabil Shaath Nabil Shaath is a senior Palestinian official who has held the following titles:*Palestinian chief negotiator*Palestinian cabinet minister*Palestinian International Co-operation Minister*Planning Minister for the Palestinian National Authority... |
Fatah Fatah Fataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found... |
April 2003 - February 2005 |
| 2 | Nasser al-Qudwa Nasser al-Qudwa Nasser al-Qudwa whose full name is Sayed Nasser Arafat al-Qudwa from the Arafat al-Qudwa who are a family of notables from Gaza and of the Ashraf class. Nasser is a Palestinian diplomat and was the Permanent Observer from the Palestinian National Authority for the United Nations... |
Fatah Fatah Fataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found... |
February 2005 - March 2006 |
| 3 | Mahmoud al-Zahar Mahmoud al-Zahar Mahmoud al-Zahar is a co-founder of Hamas and a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip. Since the formation of the Hamas/"Change and Reform" government in the Palestinian National Authority in March 2006, al-Zahar has served as foreign minister in the government of prime minister Ismail... |
Hamas Hamas Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades... |
March 20, 2006 - June 14, 2007 |
| 4 | Ziad Abu Amr Ziad Abu Amr Ziad Abu Amr is a Palestinian politician, author, and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. From 18 March 2007 to 17 June 2007, he was Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority.-Background:... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
March 2007 - June 2007 |
| 5 | Salam Fayyad Salam Fayyad Salam Fayyad is a Palestinian politician and Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority of the Palestinian National Authority. His first appointment, on 15 June 2007, which was justified by President Mahmoud Abbas on the basis of "national emergency", has not been confirmed by the... |
Third Way | June 2007 - July 2007 |
| 6 | Riyad al-Maliki Riyad al-Maliki Riyad Al-Maliki is former Minister of Information, Government Spokesperson, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in its 12th Government, and resumed office as Foreign Affairs Minister in the current 13th Government.... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
July 2007 - Present |
See also
- Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority
- Finance Minister of Palestinian Authority