Jamal Abdul Latif Saleh Al Shobaki, (; Born on 1952 in the city of

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) is a

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politician, diplomat and member of

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Life

Al Shobaki was born in the town of

in the

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during 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 ...

to a Palestinian family who immigrated from the village of Beit Jibreen (destroyed during the

1948 war The 1948 Palestine war was fought in the territory of what had been, at the start of the war, British-ruled Mandatory Palestine. During the war, the British withdrew from Palestine, Zionist forces conquered territory and established the Stat ...

) in the

Hebron Hebron (; , or ; , ) is a Palestinian city in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Hebron is capital of the Hebron Governorate, the largest Governorates of Palestine, governorate in the West Bank. With a population of 201,063 in ...

district. He holds a BA in Geography from

Beirut Arab University Beirut Arab University (BAU) () is a Lebanese private university mainly located in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded by the Lebanese Waqf El-Bir wal Ihsan Society in 1960. The university's main campus is situated close to the southern entrance of ...

. In 1996, Shobaki won 24,346 votes in the Palestinian general elections and became a member of the

Palestinian Legislative Council The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian Authority, elected by the Palestinians, Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the Wes ...

. He was appointed Minister of Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of April 2003.''The PA Ministerial Cabinet List April 2003 – October 2003''
Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre. Archived on 15 December 2003 He was then appointed Minister of Youth and Sports and Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of October 2003Arafat swears in new Palestinian prime minister and Cabinet
Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press, 7 October 2003
JMCC. Archived on 5 September 2006 and Minister of Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of November 2003.''The PA Ministerial Cabinet List November 2003''
Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre. Archived on 3 December 2003 He was a member of the

Palestinian Revolutionary Council Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine (region), Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 6 ...

between 2009 and 2016. Al Shobaki was ambassador to

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

between 2006 and 2013 and ambassador to

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

between 2014 and 2017. He was later appointed ambassador 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 ...

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

. On 26 January 2018, he presented his official credentials to the Moroccan King Mohammed VI.

References

Fatah members 1952 births Ambassadors of Palestine to Morocco https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/world/palestinian-seeks-reform-by-following-the-money.html Members of the Palestinian Central Council Palestinian Sunni Muslims 21st-century Palestinian diplomats Palestinian refugees Ambassadors of Palestine to Egypt Ambassadors of Palestine to Saudi Arabia Members of the 1996 Palestinian Legislative Council Beirut Arab University alumni People from Hebron Governorate Living people {{Palestine-bio-stub

Life

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