Personal Info
- Country of residence: Palestine
Information
Born 1963, from Ramallah, West Bank.
Obtained degree in Medicine from Italy.
Anesthetist at al-Arabia Health Care Hospital.
Elected PLC Secretary February 2006. Forcefully seized the office of former PLC
Secretary General Ibrahim Khreisheh.
Israel initially failed to capture him in early July when Aziz Dweik and Ahmad Mubarak
also avoided capture; he was captured on August 20, 2006, and charged with
membership in a terrorist organization
Source Achievements and Awards
Member of Parliament – National List
Secretary General of the Legislative Council
Notable Quotations
"[Hamas] combines resistance with political action." --al-Ahram, March 2005
“We were forced to do these things in the past because we live under occupation. We will still live under occupation even if we are in the government.” --Arab News, January 2006
“If Israel recognizes our rights and puts an end to the occupation, then we can discuss all the issues. But before that, we are not going to.”
--The Washington Post, February 2006 "I hear something positive from Olmert (...) that the first priority is peace negotiations with the
Palestinians." --Newsday, March 2006
"Negotiation is the job of the PLO as the representatives of the Palestinians all over the world. When there is a final agreement there should be a referendum of Palestinians everywhere and we will respect the result," --The Guardian, March 2006
"The only one responsible for [suicide] acts is the Israeli government" --Associated Press Online, April 2006
"We are declaring it loud and clear that we are a moderate movement that would like others to listen to it as it listens to others. We are ready to sit and talk to the West with open heart; yet, if the West insisted on its stand against Hamas, then they wouldn't find any other Palestinian to talk
to in the future" --BBC Worldwide Monitoring, April 2006
"The Palestinian media is clearly biased against Hamas (...) in the interest of Fatah" --BBC Worldwide Monitoring, May 2006.
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