Salim Zanoun

Salim Zanoun (Arabic: سليم الزعنون‎, Salim al-Za'nun; born 1934 in Gaza), also known as Abu al-Adib, is a veteran Palestinian politician.[1] He has served as the chairman of the Palestinian National Council since 1993.[2] Zanoun was one of the founders of the Fatah party, and remains a member of its central committee.[1]

Opening the course for preparing the organizational staff of the Fatah movement in Tunis (1978) in the presence of Yasser Arafat (center), Salim Zanoun (two from right), and Abu Maher Ghneim (far right)

Zanoun 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]

References
  1. Rachelle Kliger and Helda Eriqat (13 August 2009). "Will Fatah's New Faces Bring New Policies?". The Media Line. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  2. UCC Palestine Solidarity Campaign. "Salim Zanoun (al-Za'nun)". Palestine: Information with Provenance. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  3. "Palestine National Council's Presidents". Palestine National Council. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  4. "سليم الزعنون يتسلم رئاسة الاتحاد البرلماني العربي" (in Arabic). Palestine National Council. Retrieved 2011-09-19.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.