Mahmoud Aloul
Mahmoud al-Aloul | |
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| Governor of Nablus Governorate[1] | |
| In office 1995–2005 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Succeeded by | Saeed Abu Ali |
| Vice Chairman of Central Committee of Fatah | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Members of Central Committee of Fatah | |
| Assumed office August 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Nablus, West Bank, Jordan |
| Nationality | Palestine |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Alma mater | Beirut Arab University[2] |
| Profession | Politician, governor, activist |
Mahmoud al-Aloul (Arabic: محمود العالول) (b. 1950[3]) was the governor of the Palestinian Authority's Nablus governorate[4] in the Central Highlands of the West Bank. al-Aloul was elected to the Central Committee of Fatah in August 2009, and Vice Chairman in 2016. In early 2018, he was widely discussed as the likely successor to Mahmoud Abbas as President of the Palestinian Authority.[3] After the Six-Day War, al-Aloul was arrested by Israel and sent to live in Jordan, where he joined Fatah. He rose within Fatah, and, in the 1970s, moved to Lebanon. There he served under Khalil al-Wazir, as commander of a Fatah brigade that captured eight Israeli soldiers in 1983. The Israeli prisoners were exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli hands.[3]
According to Aloul, the Palestinians still maintain their belief in armed struggle against the State of Israel.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "الرئيس يصدر قراراً بإنتداب سعيد أبو علي محافظاً لنابلس". WAFA Agency.
- ^ Abu Toameh, Khaled (7 March 2018). "Who is Mahmoud al-Aloul, touted as Abbas's possible heir?". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Rumley, Grant (7 March 2018). "The Next Palestinian President?". The American Interest. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Interview with Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Governor of Nablus
- ^ Abu Toameh, Khaled (8 October 2012). "Palestinians have not abandoned armed struggle". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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