Qadura Fares (Arabic: قدّورة فارس) is a Palestinian politician. He was a Palestinian Authority minister without portfolio under Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei from 2003 to 2005, and a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Fatah from 1996 to 2006. He is a close friend, aide and adviser to senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti. Fares is regarded as one of the principal architects of Fatah's 'young guard' movement, who briefly formed the al-Mustaqbal or "Future" list (2005) before joining with Mahmoud Abbas to form a united Fatah list for the upcoming elections.
Qadura Fares | |
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| Minister for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2023 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Shtayyeh Mohammad Mustafa |
| Palestinian Authority Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Qurei |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| In office 1996–2006 | |
| Constituency | Fatah |
| Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Minister of State for the Affairs of Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
Fares was not nominated in the united list for the 2006 elections, and ran unsuccessfully as an independent in the Ramallah district. Also, since at least 2011, Fares has been consistently referred to as the "head" of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, so it is unclear exactly what position Fares actually holds as he is not listed as either the President nor the Executive Director of the club, positions clearly identified with other individuals.[1][2]
In 2003, he was appointed Minister of State for the Affairs of Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.[3]
References
edit- ^ Newman, Marissa (6 October 2015). "PA official: Abbas won't condemn terror because Israel will say it's not enough". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "The current situation and conditions of imprisonment of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and detention facilities" (PDF). United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ تشكيلة الحكومة الفلسطينية الثامنية [Composition of the Eight Palestinian Government] (PDF). Wafa (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
External links
edit- Qadura Fares stated he will respect Barghouti decision not to run for election
- A washington post article that briefly quotes Qadura Fares[dead link]
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