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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Salama, near Jaffa, in 1943; studied Dentistry at Alexandria University, graduating in 1965; became a Fateh affiliate; worked as a dentist in Ramallah; was Head of the Palestinian Dentists’ Association in Ramallah until his deportation by Israel on 26 March 1976 prior to the municipal elections in the West Bank; PNC member since 1976; served as Board member of the Palestinian National Fund in Amman from 1977-81; also practiced dentistry in Amman and was elected Head of the Jordanian Dentists’ Association for two terms from 1980-84; member of the PLO Central Council since 1980; was elected Vice-Chairman of the Jordanian Dentists’ Union for many terms until 2003; Sec.-Gen. of the Vocational Associations Federation in Amman from 1988-91; returned to Palestine on 30 April 1993; served as Chairman of the Palestinian Health Council in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from 1993-94; was appointed PA Minister of Transportation in 1994 until his resignation in June 1996; serves since Aug. 1998 as Consultant for the PA Ministry of Health; appointed as an adviser to the PA President Mahmoud Abbas in 2005
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