Rafiq Al-Natsheh

Rafiq Al-Natsheh
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council
In office
3 November 2003 – 10 March 2004
Preceded byAhmed Qurei
Succeeded byRawhi Fattouh
Minister of Agriculture
In office
13 June 2002 – 7 October 2003
PresidentYasser Arafat
Prime MinisterMahmoud Abbas
Preceded byHikmat Zaid
Succeeded bySalam Fayyad
Minister of Labour
In office
9 August 1998 – 13 June 2002
PresidentYasser Arafat
Preceded bySamir Ghawshah
Succeeded byGhassan Khatib
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
for Hebron Governorate
In office
7 March 1996 – 18 February 2006
Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
1979–1990
PresidentYasser Arafat
Preceded bySaid Al Muzayin
Succeeded bySubhi Abu Karsh
Personal details
Born1934 (age 91–92)
PartyFatah
Alma materLebanese University
Cairo University
Moscow State University
OccupationPolitician

Rafiq Al-Natsheh (born 1934[1][2]) is a Palestinian politician who served as the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) from 3 November 2003 to 10 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 labour of the 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 served as Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council from 3 November 2003 to 10 March 2004.[4][3] Later he was appointed as the head of Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission.[5][6]

References

  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.