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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Linda Sobh Ali (1968 in Ramallah - ) Palestinian diplomat and
politician.
Birth and working life
Born in Ramallah in 1968, she has lived in the United States,
where she was Chair of the Palestinian American Congress. She worked with the
Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2010 and 2011, where she was
the acting representative of the Palestinian National Authority to Canada.
During her tenure, Stephen Harper's government refused to recognize the state
of Palestine. In October 2011, Sobh shared a post on Twitter that included a
video of a Palestinian girl reading a poem that the Canadian government deemed
offensive to Jews and declaring Sobh not welcome and ordering her to leave the
country. Sobh expressed regret over the incident and tendered her resignation
from the position. Later, Salah Basmala of the Faculty of Translation at the
University of Ottawa said that the poem was about fighting Zionism, not against
the Jewish people.
On October 2, 2013, Sobh was appointed as the Ambassador of the
State of Palestine to Venezuela and held the rank of Senior Adviser. In 2015,
she was elevated to the rank of ambassador. In November 2016, Subuh presented
her credentials as a non-resident ambassador of the State of Palestine to
Guyana.
On February 13, 2020, she handed over her credentials as
non-resident ambassador of the State of Palestine to Saint Kitts and Nevis. On
November 11, 2022, she also handed over her credentials as non-resident
ambassador of the State of Palestine to Grenada.
Achievements and Awards
decorations
On September 7, 2014, Alexis Ramirez, Governor of the State of
Merida, awarded her the Order of the Sixteenth of September.
In January 2020, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro awarded her
the Order of Francisco de Miranda, with its highest degree.
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