Saeb erekat biography
Saeb erekat biography
Saeb erekat biography pdf!
Saeb Erekat
Palestinian politician and diplomat (1955–2020)
Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (Arabic: صائب محمد صالح عريقاتṢāʼib ʻUrayqāt; also ʻRēqāt, Erikat, Erakat, Arekat; 28 April 1955 – 10 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020.[1][2] He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011.
He participated in early negotiations with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003.
Personal life and education
Erekat was born in Abu Dis.[3][4][5] He was a member of the Palestinian branch of the Erekat family, itself a branch of the Howeitat tribal confederation.[6] Erekat was one of seven childre