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Bakr Muhammad Amin Abdul Munim (born in 1942 in Ramla – died on 9 April 2023 in Amman ) was a Palestinian diplomat and one of the Palestinian refugees who fled to Jordan as a result of the 1948 war . He was the Palestine Liberation Organization's ambassador to Japan , Canada and Russia .
Early Life and Education
Bakr Abdel Moneim was born in the city of Ramla in 1942 during the British Mandate period in Palestine .
Abdel Moneim studied at Cairo University in 1966 and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then worked as the head of the main power station in Jordan for seven years. He returned to Cairo University to continue his studies and obtained a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1975.
Abdel Moneim served as Vice President of the International Union of Students from 1978 to 1983 when he obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Czechoslovakia .
In 1985 he received a PhD in Economics from Germany and a PhD in Political Science from the United States in 1988.
His diplomatic life
He was the Palestine Liberation Organization's ambassador to Japan in 1983. In 1979, he became a member of the Palestinian National Council and an elected member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council in 1989. On July 23, 1995, the PLO appointed him to head the new Palestinian delegation to Canada. From 1995 to 2004, he was a member of the Palestinian delegation to the annual sessions of the United Nations General Assembly.
On 31 October 2005, he was appointed Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Russia , and later on 13 April 2006, he presented his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin .
His personal life
Abdul-Moneim resided in Amman , the capital of Jordan . He married Ghada Abu Laban and had two daughters: Madiha and Kinana, both of whom hold master's degrees , and one son, Abdul-Moneim, an architect with two master's degrees in architecture from McGill University in Montreal , Canada. He also has three grandchildren: Thabet, Hamza, and Qasim.
His works
Based on his experience and knowledge of the Palestinian issue, he authored three books:
Palestine is in my heart (Shakiheiyosha, 1991 in Japanese ).
The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Gulf War (Daisanshokan, 1991 in Japanese and 1992 in English ).
An inside story of the Middle East Peace Conference (Shakiheiyosha, 1993 in Japanese; Al-Shorouk, 1994 in Arabic ).
Abdel Moneim studied Japanese cultural life and edited two other books:
Songs of Hiroshima (Poems) (Al-Shorouk, 1995 in Arabic).
Ancient Japanese Folk Tales (Al-Shorouk, 1996 in Arabic).
His death
He died on April 9, 2023 in the Jordanian capital, Amman , and was buried in Sahab Cemetery.
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