Zuhair Saleh Muhammad Al-Shun (; born 31 July 1958) is a Palestinian diplomat who currently serves as the Palestinian ambassador to

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

Early life and education

Al-Shun was born on 31 July 1958. He studied elementary and high school in Palestine. While in high school, he actively participated in demonstrations against Israel. Therefore, he was imprisoned twice. Then, he completed his postgraduate education at

Rajasthan University The University of Rajasthan, informally known as Rajasthan University (RU, ISO: Rājasthān Viśvavidyālaya), is a public state university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1947 by an Act of the State Legislative Assembly ...

in 1990 with an

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degree and earned a doctorate in business administration at the same university.

Career

Al-Shun began his career in foreign service in 1991 when the Palestinian government assigned him to be a consular in

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

until 1995. Subsequently, he became the Palestinian ambassador to various countries such as

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

, the African Union,

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

, and

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 17 January 2018, he became Palestine's ambassador to Indonesia.

Personal life

Al-Shun married a Palestinian woman and has three children: two sons and one daughter.

References

{{Reflist 1958 births 21st-century Palestinian diplomats Ambassadors of Palestine to Indonesia Ambassadors of Palestine to Ethiopia Ambassadors of Palestine to the African Union Ambassadors of Palestine to Uganda Ambassadors of Palestine to Kenya Ambassadors of Palestine to Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassadors of Palestine to Morocco University of Rajasthan alumni Living people 20th-century Palestinian diplomats