Fuad Kokaly (Arabic: فؤاد كوكالي) is a Palestinian politician and diplomat. He was born in 1962 in Beit Sahour, in the West Bank.[1] He was detained by Israeli forces during the crackdown on the Beit Sahour tax resistance.[2] He was the mayor of Beit Sahour[3][4] for several years, and is a member of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy.[5] He also served as the head of the Fatah party in Bethlehem.[6] He is a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and formerly the ambassador of the State of Palestine to Romania.[7]
Fuad Kokaly | |
|---|---|
| فؤاد كوكالي | |
| Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Romania | |
| In office 2014–2021 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Aql |
| Succeeded by | Issam Tawfiq Masalha |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| In office January 2006 – ? | |
| Mayor of Beit Sahour | |
| In office August 2000 – May 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Hani Abdalmasih |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Beit Sahour, West Bank |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Profession | Politician, Diplomat |
References
edit- ^ "Interparliamentary Assembly On Orthodoxy, biographies". Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Curtius, Mary (November 2, 1989). "PALESTINIAN VILLAGERS ARE DEFIANT AFTER ISRAELI TROOPS END TAX SIEGE". Boston Globe.
- ^ KOKALY, Fuad
- ^ "Shorn of tourists, West Bank struggles". The Christian Science Monitor. 4 June 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "22ND ASSEMBLY, VIENNA AUSTRIA 2015 | ΔΣΟ | IAO | MAП |_". Interparliamentary Assembly On Orthodoxy. 2015-07-01. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ ""Gaining Perspective in the Holy Land"".
- ^ "Misiuni în România | Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mae.ro. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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