Basel Aql-(1938-2020)

2020-12-02

Born 1938, Yafa
Master of Arts in Political Science, American University of Beirut, 1962
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, American University in Cairo, 1959
Member, Palestinian Central Council
Member, Palestine National Council
Palestinian Representative to the United Nations and Director, Palestinian Delegation to the UN Security Council, 1975–1976
Director, Office of the Arab League in London, 1968
Representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to Egypt, 1965–1966
Former Chair, PLO Political Department
Political Advisor to Yasser Arafat
Former Director, Political Administration Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuwait
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Institute for Palestine Studies
Member, Board of Trustees, Welfare Association-Geneva
Member, Executive Committee, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University