Hussein al-Sheikh
Hussein al-Sheikh | |
|---|---|
حسين الشيخ | |
 Al-Sheikh in 2022 | |
| 1st Vice President of Palestine | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2025 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1960 Ramallah, Jordanian-administered West Bank (present-day Palestine) |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Website | Official website |
Hussein al-Sheikh (Arabic: حسين الشيخ; born 1960) is a Palestinian politician who has served as the first Vice President of Palestine since 26 April 2025.[1] He has also served as the secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization since 2022.[2]
Biography
Hussein al-Sheikh was born in Ramallah in 1960 during a period of the Jordanian annexation of the West Bank.[3] He spent 11 years in Israeli prisons during his youth, during which he learned Hebrew.[4]
Political career
Al-Sheikh headed he General Authority of Civil Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority since 2007. He was first elected as a member of the Central Committee of Fatah in 2008.[5]
On 25 June 2022, the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization reaffirmed al-Sheikh as secretary general and head of the Negotiations Affairs Department of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).[6]
On 25 April 2025, the president of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, appointed al-Sheikh as Vice President of the PLO and deputy chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor". Associated Press. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "President Abbas names Hussein Al-Sheikh Secretary-General of PLO". The Palestine News Agency. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "A New Palestinian Leader Rises in the West Bank. He's Very Unpopular". The New York Times. 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "A look at the PLO's new vice president, Hussein al-Sheikh". AP News. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "The Ramallah 'gentleman' who could become PA president". The Jerusalem Post. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "PLO's Executive Committee reaffirms President Abbas as Chairman, al-Sheikh as secretary-general". The Palestine News Agency. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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