Ziad Abu Amr | |
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زياد أبو عمرو | |
Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Palestine | |
Assumed office 6 June 2013 Serving with Nabil Abu Rudeineh (since 2019) | |
President | Mahmoud Abbas |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Shtayyeh |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine | |
In office 18 March 2007 – 17 June 2007 | |
Preceded by | Mahmoud al-Zahar |
Succeeded by | Salam Fayyad |
Member of the PLO Executive Committee | |
Assumed office May 2018 | |
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Gaza City | |
Assumed office 20 January 1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gaza City, Gaza Strip | 22 January 1950
Nationality | Palestinian |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Damascus University Georgetown University |
Ziad Abu Amr (Arabic: زياد أبو عمرو; born 1950) is a Palestinian politician, author, and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. He currently serves as the first deputy prime minister and is a member (independent) of the PLO Executive Committee. From 18 March 2007 to 17 June 2007, he was Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. On 6 June 2013, Ziad Abu-Amr was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority by President Mahmoud Abbas.[1]