Jamal Al Shobaki

Jamal Abdul Latif Saleh Al Shobaki, (Arabic: جمال عبد اللطيف صالح الشوبكي; Born on 1952 in the city of Idhna) is a Palestinian politician, diplomat and member of Fatah.

Jamal Al Shobaki
جمال الشوبكي
Palestinian Ambassador to Morocco
Assumed office
26 January 2018
Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
2006–2013
Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt
In office
2014–2017
Personal details
Born
Jamal Abdul Latif Saleh Al Shobaki

1952
Idhna
NationalityPalestinian

Life

Al-Shobaki was born in the town of Idhna in the Hebron Governorate during the Jordanian annexation of the West Bank to a Palestinian family who immigrated from the village of Beit Jibreen (destroyed during the 1948 war) in the Hebron district. He holds a BA in Geography from Beirut Arab University.[1]

In 1996, Shobaki won 24,346 votes in the Palestinian general elections, he became a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.[2]

He was appointed Minister of Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of April 2003.[3]

He was the Minister of Youth and Sports and Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of October 2003.[4][5]

He was appointed Minister of Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of November 2003.[6]

He was a member of the Palestinian Revolutionary Council between 2009 and 2016.[7]

Al-Shobaki was ambassador to Saudi Arabia between 2006 and 2013,[8] and he was also ambassador to Egypt between 2014 and 2017.[9]

He was appointed ambassador of the State of Palestine to Morocco. On 26 January 2018, he presented his official credentials to the Moroccan King Mohammed VI.[10]

See also

References
  1. "PASSIA – SHOBAKI, JAMAL ABDUL LATIF (-)". Passia.org. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. General election results 1996 (PDF) https://www.elections.ps/Portals/30/pdf/1996_GeneralElectionsResults_AR.pdf. Retrieved 10 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. The PA Ministerial Cabinet List April 2003 – October 2003 Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre. Archived on 15 December 2003
  4. Arafat swears in new Palestinian prime minister and Cabinet. Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press, 7 October 2003
  5. The PA Ministerial Cabinet List—Emergency Cabinet October 2003 – November 2003. JMCC. Archived on 5 September 2006
  6. The PA Ministerial Cabinet List November 2003 Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre. Archived on 3 December 2003
  7. "أعضاء المجلس الثوري لحركة فتح". Tirawi.ps. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. "العاهل السعودي يستقبل السفير الفلسطيني لدى المملكة الذي قدّم له أوراق إعتماده". وكالة وفا. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  9. "الشوبكي يقدم أوراق اعتماده لوزير الخارجية المصري". وكالة وفا. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  10. "السفير الشوبكي يقدم أوراق اعتماده للعاهل المغربي". وكالة وفا للأنباء. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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