Hussein al-Sheikh (حسين الشيخ), born in 1960 in Ramallah, has been a member of the PLO’s Executive Committee (EC) since February 2022. In May 2022, PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas appointed him secretary general of the EC. Al-Sheikh was previously … Read More
Hussein al-Sheikh (حسين الشيخ), born in 1960 in Ramallah, has been a member of the PLO’s Executive Committee (EC) since February 2022. In May 2022, PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas appointed him secretary general of the EC. Al-Sheikh was previously … Read More
Because of the difficulties in convening the full Palestinian National Council (PNC), the Palestinian Central Council (PCC) was established in 1973 to function as an intermediary body between the PNC and the PLO Executive Committee (EC). PCC meetings are chaired by the PNC chairman. Over the years, the PCC has steadily… Read More
**DRAFT 1st Government, May 1994 – May 1996 2nd Government, May 1996 – August 1998 3rd Government, August 1998 – June 2002 4th Government, June 2002 – October 2002 5th Government, October 2002 – April 2003 6th Government, Mahmoud Abbas, March 2003 – September 2003 Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister (Fatah)… Read More
Brigadier-General Tawfiq Tirawi (توفيق الطيراوي) was born in the West Bank town of al-Tira in 1949. He was elected to Fatah’s Central Committee in 2009. He previously headed the General Intelligence Service (GIS) between August 2007-November 2008; and was reportedly a member of Fatah’s… Read More
