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Salim al-Za'nun

Salim al-Za'nun

Palestinian politician (1933–2022)

Salim al-Za'nun (Arabic: سليم الزعنون; 28 December 1933 – 14 December 2022), also known as Salim Zanoun or Abu al-Adib, was a Palestinian politician.[1] He served as the chairman of the Palestinian National Council from 1993.[2] Al-Za'nun was one of the founders of the Fatah party, and remained a member of its central committee.[1]

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Al-Za'nun was born in Gaza on 28 December 1933. He began studying law at Cairo University in 1955. He obtained a diploma in law in 1957, and a diploma in politics and economy in 1958. He was elected by general assent to the presidency of the PNC in 1996, at its 21st Session held in Gaza.[3] He assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Arab Parliament at its 16th Congress in March 2010.[4]

On February 8, 2020, al-Za'nun called on Arab countries during an extraordinary meeting of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union in Amman, to throw more weight behind the Palestinian people, including material, political and parliamentary backing, and to oppose the recently unveiled US move.[5]

Death

Al-Za'nun died on 14 December 2022, at the age of 89 in Amman, Jordan.[6] He is buried at Sahab Cemetery located in Amman.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Rachelle Kliger and Helda Eriqat (13 August 2009). "Will Fatah's New Faces Bring New Policies?". The Media Line. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. [2]
    UCC Palestine Solidarity Campaign. "Salim Zanoun (al-Za'nun)". Palestine: Information with Provenance. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Palestine National Council's Presidents". Palestine National Council. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  4. [4]
    "سليم الزعنون يتسلم رئاسة الاتحاد البرلماني العربي" (in Arabic). Palestine National Council. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  5. [5]
    kuwaittimes (8 February 2020). "Ghanem rejects Trump Mideast peace plan, dumps it in dustbin". Kuwait Times. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. [6]
    "وفاة رئيس المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني السابق سليم الزعنون". Arab 48. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.


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