Azzam al-Ahmad

Azzam al-Ahmad
عزام الأحمد
Al-Ahmad in 2013
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
Minister of Public Works and Housing
Assumed office
9 June 2002
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Rummanah, Jenin, Mandatory Palestine
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materBaghdad University
OccupationPolitician

Azzam al-Ahmad (Arabic: عزام الأحمد; born 1947)[1][2][3][4] (previously Minister of Public Works and Housing portfolio added on 9 June 2002) received a BA in economics from Baghdad University. He was the head of the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) in Iraq from 1971 to 1974, deputy head of GUPS Executive Committee from 1974 to 1980, Palestine Liberation Organization ambassador to Iraq from 1979 to 1994. He was also a Fatah-RC member from 1989 and is a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council representing the Jenin Governorate as a Fatah candidate.[5] On 13 October 2022 he became one of the Palestinian reconciliation agreement signatories.[6][7]

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  6. ^ "Palestinian rivals agree to hold elections but doubts presist". Reuters. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Palestinian factions sign reconcil agreement in Algeria | Palestinian Authority News | Al Jazeera". Al Jazeera. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.