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Yousef Abu Safieh

Personal Info

  • Country of residence: Palestine
  • Gender: Male
  • Born in: 1949
  • Age: 72
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Born in Gaza on 8 Dec. 1949; enrolled at the AUB and received a BSc in Public Health in 1972 and a MSc in Parasitology in 1977; later continued his studies at the University of Texas, where he earned a PhD in Environmental Science in 1986; was appointed PA Minister of Environmental Affairs in Aug. 1998; was nominated Chairman of the PLC Committee on Natural Resources, in Aug. 1998; held various administrative and academic positions at local universities; became a delegate to the Middle East peace negotiations, working as part of the Multilateral Working Group on Environment; has authored several publications on the issue of water and the environment in Palestine.

He died on the of Dec 24th 2020  from Covid19

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