Ahmed Qurei

Ahmed Qurei
Qurei (right) with Colin Powell, 2004
Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
In office 24 December 2005 – 29 March 2006
President	Mahmoud Abbas
Preceded by	Nabil Shaath (Acting)
Succeeded by	Ismail Haniyeh
In office 7 October 2003 – 18 January 2005
President	Yasser Arafat Mahmoud Abbas
Preceded by	Mahmoud Abbas
Succeeded by	Nabil Shaath (Acting)
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council
In office 7 March 1996 – 7 October 2003
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Rafiq Al-Natsheh
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-26)26 March 1937 Abu Dis, Mandatory Palestine
Died	22 February 2023(2023-02-22) (aged 85)
Political party	Fatah

Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia; Arabic: أحمد علي محمد قريع, Aḥmad ʿAlī Muḥammad Qurayʿ), also known by his Arabic kunya Abu Alaa (أبو علاء, Abū ʿAláʾ) (March 26, 1937 – February 22, 2023) was a former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. He was speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council. He was a senior leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).^[1][2]

References

1. "BBC NEWS | Middle East | Profile: Ahmed Qurei". news.bbc.co.uk. 12 November 2003.
2. Pike, John. "Ahmed Qurei [Abu Ala]". www.globalsecurity.org.