Embassy of Palestine, Tokyo

The General Mission of Palestine in Japan (Arabic: سفارة دولة فلسطين لدى اليابان) is the diplomatic mission of the Palestinian Authority in Japan. It is located in Minami Azabu in Tokyo.[1]

General Mission of Palestine in Japan
سفارة دولة فلسطين لدى اليابان
Location3-6-3 Minami-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Address3-6-3 Minami-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Opened1977
AmbassadorWaleed Ali Siam
Websitehttps://www.palembjp.org/

Initially, a Palestine Liberation Organization office was opened in Tokyo in 1977. PLO temporarily closed it in 1995, but the State of Palestine re-opened its diplomatic mission as the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Tokyo in 2003.[2]

Status of head of mission

This mission does not have embassy status as Japan does not recognize Palestine as a sovereign state; however, Japan allows a Palestinian representative to call himself ambassador.[3] Arab countries also accept Palestinian Representative Waleed Ali Siam as the Ambassador and the Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps in Japan.[4][5]

List of ambassadors/representatives
No. Name Name in Arabic Appointment Dismissal Remarks
1 Fathi Abdul Hamid فتحي عبد الحميد 1977 1983 [6][7]
2 Baker Abdel Munem بكر عبد المنعم 1983 1995 [8]
- Vacant شاغر 1995 2003 [2]
3 Waleed Ali Siam وليد علي صيام 2003 incumbent [9]

See also

References
  1. "Embassy of the State of Palestine in Japan". Ministry of foreign affairs of State of Palestine. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. Japan-Palestine Relations (Basic Data)
  3. Other Representative Office | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  4. Governor meets with the Arab Diplomatic Corps - Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  5. Luncheon between Foreign Minister Kamikawa and members of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Japan | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  6. Japan Agrees to Let Arafat Visit Next Month - The New York Times
  7. Tenth United Nations Seminar on the Question of Palestine (Beijing, 22-26 April 1985) - Report - DPR publication
  8. All 4 Palestine | Model Role Details
  9. 11.04 中東情勢講演会（シアム在京パレスチナ常駐総代表部代表（大使）） | 公益財団法人 中東調査会 (Japanese and English)
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