Saeed Abdul Rahman Ahmed Abu Ali (; born 13 January 1955) is a Palestinian politician and jurist. He held important roles in the Palestinian presidency. He was the governor of the governorates of

Nablus Nablus ( ; , ) is a State of Palestine, Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 156,906. Located between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a ...

, Ramallah and Al-Bireh. Also was the Palestinian Minister of Interior, and he currently holds the position of Assistant Secretary-General of the

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Early life and education

Saeed Abu Ali was born on 13 January 1955, in the

Jenin Governorate The Jenin Governorate () is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank, including the area around the city of Jenin, which is the district capital or ''muhfaza'' of the district. According to the Pale ...

, northern part of

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. He studied bachelor's degree in law from

Al-Quds University Al-Quds University () is a public university in the Jerusalem Governorate, Palestine. The main campus is located in Abu Dis town, near Jerusalem, with three more campuses in Jerusalem and other campuses in Ramallah and Hebron. It was establish ...

. Then he moved to

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and joined 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 ...

. He obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism and information, a master's degree in 1989 in political science and a doctorate in law in 1995. In 1992 he got doctorate in international organizations from

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. In 2015 he received a degree Professor from Al-Quds University.

Career

The positions held by Abu Ali are: * 1980–1984: Member of the Permanent Delegate of Palestine to the Arab League of Nations. * 1984–1989: Director of Arab Affairs at the Palestinian Planning Center in

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. * 1989–1995: Adviser to the Embassy of the

* 1995–2002: Director General of the Presidential Secretariat. * 2002–2005: Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Secretariat. * 2005: Governor of the Ministry of the Interior and National Security and Coordinator for Governor's Affairs. * 2005: Assistant to the Secretary General of the Presidency in the Ministry of the Interior and National Security to the Palestinian Presidency & coordinator for governorate affairs. * 2005–2006: Governor of

Nablus Governorate The Nablus Governorate () is an administrative district of Palestine located in the Central Highlands of the West Bank, 53 km north of Jerusalem. It covers the area around the city of Nablus which serves as the ''muhfaza'' (seat) of the go ...

. * 2006–2009: Governor of

Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate () is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or ''muhfaza'' (seat) is the city of ...

. * 2009–2014:

Minister of Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

. * 2016–present: Assistant Secretary-General and President of the Palestine Sector and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Abu Ali also worked since 1995 and at various times as a lecturer at the rank of associate professor in several Palestinian universities like Al-Azhar University,

Birzeit University Birzeit University () is a public university in the West Bank, Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as a charitable organization. It is accredited by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Mini ...

and Al-Quds University.

Awards

* On 25 August 2013, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Saeed Abu Ali awarded the Jerusalem Military Star Order.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Ali, Saeed 1955 births Academic staff of Al-Azhar University – Gaza Academic staff of Al-Quds University Academic staff of Birzeit University Al-Quds University alumni Governors of Nablus Governorate Governors of Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate Interior ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Government ministers of Palestine Living people Palestinian jurists Tunis University alumni University of Toulouse alumni