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Rafiq Al-Natsheh

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Rafiq Al-Natsheh
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council
In office
November 2003 – 10 March 2004
Preceded byAhmed Qurei
Succeeded byRawhi Fattouh
Personal details
Born1934
Hebron, West Bank, Mandatory Palestine
Political partyFatah
Alma materCairo University

Rafiq Al-Natsheh (born in 1934[1][2]) is a Palestinian politician who was elected the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) from November 2003 to March 2004.

He has a political science degree from Cairo University.[3] He is a member of Fatah, and was in its central committee. He became a member of the Palestinian National Council in 1964.[2] He was the PLO representative in Saudi Arabia[1] from 1979 to 1990.[2] He was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in the 1996 elections.[1][3] He was appointed as minister of labor of Palestinian Authority from 1998[1] to 2002. He was appointed as minister of agriculture from 2002[3][1] until his election as speaker.[3] He was elected Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council from November 2003 to 10 March 2004.[4][3] Later he was appointed as the head of Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Rafiq Al-Natsheh". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  2. ^ a b c "Rafeeq Natsheh". Success stories of Palestinian achievers from all over the world.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Rafiq Natsheh - Who is Rafiq Natsheh?". www.webgaza.net.
  4. ^ The Europa World Year Book 2007. Routledge. February 8, 2007. ISBN 9781857434149 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ ""Palestinian National Anti-Corruption Strategy in the light of comparative experiences from the Arab region and the world"" (PDF). UNDP.
  6. ^ "Israel 'threatens arrest' of PA anti-corruption head". Coalition for Accountability and Integrity - AMAN (in Arabic). 20 January 2014.