Aziz Dweik | |
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عزيز دويك | |
| Interim President of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 15 January 2009[1][2] – 2 June 2014[a] (disputed with Mahmoud Abbas) | |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Rawhi Fattouh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1947 Hebron, Mandatory Palestine |
| Political party | Hamas |
| Alma mater | An-Najah National University University of Pennsylvania |
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Aziz Dweik (Arabic: عزيز دويك ʿAzīz Dowēk; born 12 January 1947) is a Palestinian politician who was elected the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) on 18 January 2006.
Hamas recognized Dweik as the interim President of the Palestinian National Authority and of the State of Palestine from 15 January 2009, when the elected term of Mahmoud Abbas officially expired, until 2 June 2014, when Hamas and Fatah agreed on the establishment of a national unity government under Abbas as President.[2][3]
In October 2023, amidst the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Dweik, who was then living in the West Bank, was arrested by the Israel Defense Forces.[4]
- ^ Abu Toameh, Khaled (25 June 2009). "Dweik is real Palestinian president". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ a b Patrick Martin (18 July 2009). "Fancy that, a moderate in Hamas". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ "Hamas Says Dweik "Real President" until Elections are Held". Al-Manar. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Parliament Speaker Dweik among several lawmakers arrested by Israeli forces in West Bank". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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