Chief Palestinian Negotiator and Head of the Negotiations Affairs Department since 2003. He is also Head of the Palestinian Side of the Steering and Monitoring Committee since 1996. He is an elected member to the Palestinian Legislative Council since 1996. He was Minister of Local Government, Palestinian National Authority (1994-2003), Head of the Palestinian Election Commission (1993-1996), Vice-Chairman of the Palestinian Negotiating Delegation (1991-1993) and Professor of Political Science at Al-Najah University/Nablus (1979-1991). He graduated from the University of San Francisco. He holds a PhD from Bradford University, United Kingdom.
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