Rawhi Fattouh
روحي فتوح Rawhi Fattuh | |
|---|---|
| Interim President of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 11 November 2004 – 15 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Yasser Arafat |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1949 Rafah, Gaza Strip |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Fatah |
Rawhi Fattuh (Arabic: روحي فتوح, Rawḥī Fatūḥ, also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh; born 23 August 1949) is the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority, following the death of Yasser Arafat on 11 November 2004 until 15 January 2005. Under Palestinian law, he was to hold the post for sixty days until an election was held.[1] The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas, who was sworn in on 15 January 2005.[2] He was elected to the Central Committee of Fatah in December 2016.[3]
Biography
Fattuh was elected in 1996 as a representative to the Palestinian Legislative Council of the town of Rafah, (in the Gaza Strip), where he was born and has lived for most of his life. He served as secretary to the PLC until October 2003, when he became the Minister of Agriculture in the government of Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia.
In July 2004, Fatah nominated Fattuh as its candidate for Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council,[4] with 34 Fatah delegates voting in favour and 10 against.
In November 2004, Fattuh supported Ahmed Qurei, his predecessor as Speaker and former Prime Minister, to succeed Arafat as President.
Fattuh did not run in the 2006 legislative election and is no longer a member of the PLC.[2]
References
- ^ PNA interim chairman calls for elections preparations Archived 23 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Xinhua News Agency, 13 November 2004
- ^ a b Bio entry appears in the PASSIA (Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs) website, listed as FATTOUH, RAWHI Ahmed Mohammed (1949-) under "Personalities" at "PASSIA: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs - JerusalemPASSIA: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs". Archived from the original on 3 December 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2011. Link checked 11 April 2011. PASSIA's entry is referenced by other online biographical sources.
- ^ WAFA, ed. (5 December 2016). "Fatah Congress elects Central Committee and Revolutionary Council members". Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ No, Author; Staff, Europa Publications (8 February 2007). The Europa World Year Book 2007. Routledge. ISBN 9781857434149 – via Google Books.
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