Personal Info
- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Gaza in 1944 to a Bedouin family; LLB graduate from Alexandria University, Egypt, in 1971; returned to Gaza and practiced law; member of various Palestinian councils and associations; elected Chairman of Gaza Bar Association from 1989-94; Board of Trustees member of PASSIA from 1991-94; member of the Palestinian negotiating team to the 1991 Madrid peace conference and the subsequent Washington talks; in the 1996 elections, elected PLC member for the Deir Al-Balah district (Fateh); PA Minister of Justice from 1994 until the 2002 cabinet reshuffle.
Source: Passia.org
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