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Hussein al-Sheikh (; born 1960) is a Palestinian politician who has served as the first Vice President of Palestine since 26 April 2025. He has also served as the secretary general of the
Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO EC; ) is the highest executive body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and acts as the government of the State of Palestine.
since 2022.


Biography

Hussein al-Sheikh was born in
Ramallah Ramallah ( , ; ) is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the central West Bank, that serves as the administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusalem, at an average elevation of abov ...
in 1960 during a period of the
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank The Jordanian administration of the West Bank officially began on 24 April 1950, and ended with the decision to sever ties on 31 July 1988. The period started during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, when Jordan occupied and subsequently annexed the ...
. He spent 11 years in Israeli prisons during his youth, during which he learned Hebrew.


Political career

Al-Sheikh headed he General Authority of Civil Affairs of the
Palestinian National Authority The Palestinian Authority (PA), officially known as the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a c ...
since 2007. He was first elected as a member of the
Central Committee of Fatah The Fatah Central Committee is the highest decision-making body of the Palestinian organization and political party, Fatah. History The first Fatah Central Committee was formed in February 1963, consisting of ten members, including Yasser Arafa ...
in 2008. On 25 June 2022, the
Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO EC; ) is the highest executive body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and acts as the government of the State of Palestine.
reaffirmed al-Sheikh as secretary general and head of the Negotiations Affairs Department of the
Palestine Liberation Organization The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ) is a Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinians, Palestinian people in both the occupied Pale ...
(PLO). On 25 April 2025, the president of the
State of Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...
,
Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas (; born 15 November 1935), also known by the Kunya (Arabic), kunya Abu Mazen (, ), is a Palestinian politician who has been serving as the second president of Palestine and the President of the Palestinian National Authority, P ...
, appointed al-Sheikh as Vice President of the PLO and deputy chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO.


References


External links

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"A New Palestinian Leader Rises in the West Bank. He’s Very Unpopular", the New York Times, 15 July 2022
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheikh, Hussein 1960 births Living people Central Committee of Fatah members Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Members of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization People from Ramallah Vice presidents of Palestine