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'''Hakam Umar As‘ad Balawi''' (1939 |
'''Hakam Umar As‘ad Balawi''' (born 1939) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] politician and has been a member of the [[Palestinian National Authority]] cabinet and the [[Palestinian Legislative Council]]. |
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==Early life== |
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| ⚫ | Balawi became the Deputy Head of the Central Information Committee of Fatah from 1968-78. His political career began when he was assigned as the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]]'s ambassador to [[Libya]] from 1973 |
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Balawi was born in the town of [[Bal'a]], near [[Tulkarm]] in [[British Mandate Palestine]] in 1939.<ref name="JMCC">[http://www.jmcc.org/politics/pna/pagovnov03.htm The PA Ministerial Cabinet List November 2003: Biography of PA Cabinet] Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre</ref> |
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==Career== |
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| ⚫ | [[Yasser Arafat]] assigned Balawi the cabinet post of [[Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority]] in November 2003. Currently he is a member of the [[Palestinian National Council]] and the Secretary of the [[Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists]].<ref name="JMCC"/> During Arafat's presidency of the PNA and his chairmanship of the PLO, Balawi was said to be a "loyalist".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3262729.stm New Palestinian cabinet approved] ''[[BBC News]]'' |
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| ⚫ | Balawi became the Deputy Head of the Central Information Committee of Fatah from 1968-78. His political career began when he was assigned as the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]]'s ambassador to [[Libya]] from 1973 to 1975. After, serving as ambassador he became a staunch [[Fatah]] activist and then served as an ambassador of the PLO to [[Tunisia]] from 1983 to 1994.<ref name="JMCC"/> |
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| ⚫ | [[Yasser Arafat]] assigned Balawi the cabinet post of [[Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority]] in November 2003. Currently he is a member of the [[Palestinian National Council]] and the Secretary of the [[Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists]].<ref name="JMCC"/> During Arafat's presidency of the PNA and his chairmanship of the PLO, Balawi was said to be a "loyalist".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3262729.stm New Palestinian cabinet approved] ''[[BBC News]]'' 12 November 2003.</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 17:23, 16 January 2013
Hakam Umar As‘ad Balawi (born 1939) is a Palestinian politician and has been a member of the Palestinian National Authority cabinet and the Palestinian Legislative Council.
Early life
Balawi was born in the town of Bal'a, near Tulkarm in British Mandate Palestine in 1939.[1]
Career
Balawi became the Deputy Head of the Central Information Committee of Fatah from 1968-78. His political career began when he was assigned as the Palestine Liberation Organization's ambassador to Libya from 1973 to 1975. After, serving as ambassador he became a staunch Fatah activist and then served as an ambassador of the PLO to Tunisia from 1983 to 1994.[1]
Yasser Arafat assigned Balawi the cabinet post of Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in November 2003. Currently he is a member of the Palestinian National Council and the Secretary of the Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists.[1] During Arafat's presidency of the PNA and his chairmanship of the PLO, Balawi was said to be a "loyalist".[2]
Personal life
Balawi has also engaged in writing several plays and novels. He is married and has four children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d The PA Ministerial Cabinet List November 2003: Biography of PA Cabinet Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre
- ^ New Palestinian cabinet approved BBC News 12 November 2003.
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