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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Rafah, Gaza Strip, in 1953 to a refugee family originally from Zarnuqa; Fateh member and leading activist in Jabalia RC; spent 21 years in Israeli jails for political activism; was finally released in 1994; studied Geography for two years; holds a BA in Israeli Politics from Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; member of the Fateh Higher Committee in Gaza since 1994-95; spokesperson for Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli jails in 1995; elected to the PLC in 1996, representing the Jabalia District; appointed PA Minister of Detainees and EX-Detainees' Affairs in 1998; reappointed to that position in the cabinet of PM Mahmoud Abbas on 30 April 2003 and the successive cabinet of PM Ahmed Qrei'a on 12 Nov. 2003 (until the cabinet reshuffle in Feb. 2005); was among the negotiators of the so-called ‘Geneva Accord' in 2003; run in the Jan. PLC 2006 elections (Fateh, Jabalia) but was not re-elected.
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