Born 1937, Abu Dis, Palestine
PA Prime Minister, 2003–2004, and 2005–2006
Speaker, Palestinian Legislative Council, 1996–2006
Member, Palestinian negotiating team, Camp David Summit, 2000
PA Minister of Economy and Trade Minister of Industry, 1994–1996
Chief Negotiator, Oslo Accords, 1991-1993
Co-Founder, Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR), 1993
Member, Fatah Central Committee, 1989–
2009
Publications:
Peace Negotiations in Palestine: From the Second Intifada to the Roadmap, Bloomsbury Academic, 2015 
Beyond Oslo: The Struggle for Palestine: Inside the Middle East Peace Process from Rabin’s Death to Camp David, Bloomsbury Academic, 2008
  Who passed away on Wednesday evening, 22/2/2023, at the age of 86.