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Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid is a Palestinian diplomat who has been the Palestinian ambassador to
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
since November 2024, following the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and 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 ...
on 29 September 2024. She had previously been the
head of mission In diplomatic usage, head of mission (HOM) or chief of mission (COM) from the French "chef de mission diplomatique" (CMD) is the head of a diplomatic representation, such as an ambassador, high commissioner, nuncio, chargé d'affaires, perma ...
of the
Palestinian 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 occupation of the West Bank, ...
in Ireland since 2020. The elevation to full ambassador followed Ireland's recognition of the State of Palestine in May 2024.


Education

Wahba Abdalmajid completed a
PhD A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...
at the
University of Nicosia University of Nicosia (UNIC) is a private university in Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical o ...
(UNIC).


Career

Wahba Abdalmajid began her diplomatic service at the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995 as assistant chief of protocol. She was then posted in
Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...
and came to Ireland in 2014 as deputy to the former head of mission, Ahmad Abdelrazek. She presented her credentials as head of mission of the Palestinian Authority in Ireland to President
Michael D. Higgins Michael Daniel Higgins (; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster, and sociologist who has been serving as the president of Ireland since 2011. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator ...
in January 2020. In 2021 she was awarded the Diplomatic Service Medal by ''Diplomacy in Ireland – The European Diplomat'' in recognition of excellence in the use of social media in support of diplomatic efforts. Wahba Abdalmajid has been considered one of the most prominent female Palestinian voices.


Personal life

She is married to Rami Abdalmajid and is a mother of three children.


Political positions

In December 2021, Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid warned in an interview with the Belgian newspaper
De Morgen ''De Morgen'' (; ''The Morning'') is a Flemish newspaper with a circulation of 53,860. The paper is published in Antwerp, Belgium. History and profile ''De Morgen'' originates from a merger in 1978 of two socialist newspapers ' (meaning "Onwar ...
that the situation in the
Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine. I ...
would explode if the
blockade A blockade is the act of actively preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes people, by military force. A blockade differs from an embargo or sanction, which are ...
continued.


See also

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Foreign relations of Ireland The foreign relations of Ireland are substantially influenced by its membership of the European Union, although bilateral relations with the United States and United Kingdom are also important. It is one of the group of smaller nations in the ...
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Foreign relations of Palestine The foreign relations of Palestine have been conducted since the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964. Since the Oslo Accords, it seeks to obtain universal recognition for the State of Palestine on the 1967 bord ...
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Ireland–Palestine relations Ireland–Palestine relations are the bilateral and historical relations between Ireland and Palestine. In 2000, Ireland established a representative office in Ramallah and Palestine has an embassy in Dublin. Both countries are members of the U ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wahba Abdalmajid, Jilan Living people Ambassadors of Palestine to Ireland Palestinian women ambassadors People from the Gaza Strip 21st-century Palestinian women 21st-century Palestinian diplomats University of Nicosia alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Palestinian diplomats