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First Qurei Government
The Palestinian Authority Government of October 2003 was an eight-member Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian Authority (PA) emergency government that was formed on 7 October and existed until 12 November 2003. It was headed by newly appointed Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei#Prime Minister, Ahmed Qurei and established by presidential decree. On 12 November 2003, the Cabinet was replaced by Palestinian Government of November 2003, a 24-member government, also headed by Qurei. Establishment On 6 September 2003, Mahmoud Abbas resigned as Prime Minister and Ahmed Qurei was asked to become PM of an emergency government. Following a suicide bombing in Haifa on 4 October, Israel threatened to "remove" Arafat and urged him to act within 48 hours.''Arafat swears in Palestinian cabinet'' . Guardian, 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Qurei
Ahmed Ali Mohammad Qurei (also spelled Qureia or Qurie; , ; 26 March 1937 – 22 February 2023), also known by his '' kunya'' Abu Alaa ( ), was a Palestinian politician who served as the second prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority. First appointed to the position in October 2003, he tendered his resignation on 26 January 2006, following the defeat of the Fatah party in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, and remained in office in a caretaker capacity until 19 February when he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh. During his tenure as prime minister, he also had responsibility for security matters. He previously served as speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and held a variety of significant positions within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from the 1970s on. Early political career Qurei was born in Abu Dis (near Jerusalem), Mandatory Palestine, in 1937. He joined the Fatah faction, the largest of the political and military organisat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |