Zakaria al-Agha
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Zakaria al-Agha (Arabic:زكريا الاغا) also known as Abu Ammar is a member of Fatah
's central committee and Palestine Liberation Organization-Executive Committee and the leader of Fatah in Gaza Strip
.
in 1942. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, from Cairo University
, in 1965. In 1971 he received a specialization in internal medicine. He was Chief of inner diseases Section in Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis 1974-1987. He was then Chief of inner diseases Section in Ahli Hospital in Gaza 1989-1993.
Fatah
Fataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
's central committee and Palestine Liberation Organization-Executive Committee and the leader of Fatah in Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
.
Biography
Al-Agha was born in Khan YunisKhan Yunis
Khan Yunis - often spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 180,000 in 2006...
in 1942. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, from Cairo University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
, in 1965. In 1971 he received a specialization in internal medicine. He was Chief of inner diseases Section in Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis 1974-1987. He was then Chief of inner diseases Section in Ahli Hospital in Gaza 1989-1993.
Union work
- Founding member of the Arab Medical Society of the Gaza Strip 1977.
- Treasurer of the Medical Association of Arab 1978-1984.
- Chairman of the General Medical Arabia 1985-1992.
- Secretary General of the Council for Higher Education in Jerusalem 1985-1992.
- Association member Blood Bank, Gaza since its inception until now.
- Member of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Azhar UniversityAl-Azhar UniversityAl-Azhar University is an educational institute in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 970~972 as a madrasa, it is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Islamic learning in the world. It is the oldest degree-granting university in Egypt. In 1961 non-religious subjects were added to its curriculum.It is...
2002-2005.
Public work
- A member of the Palestinian national liberation movement(Fatah) since 1967.
- A member of the Fatah Central Committee since in 1992 till now.
- Accredited of Fateh movement in the Gaza Strip since 1993-2005.
- Member of the Executive Committee of the PLO 1996-till now.
- Take a head of the national and international relations of the PLO.
- UNHCR Chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Political action
- A member of the Palestinian delegation tripartite axis of the former American Secretary of State James BakerJames BakerJames Addison Baker, III is an American attorney, politician and political advisor.Baker served as the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan's first administration and in the final year of the administration of President George H. W. Bush...
's side of the late Faisal HusseiniFaisal HusseiniFaisal Abdel Qader Al-Husseini was a Palestinian politician who was considered a possible future leader of the Palestinian people....
, Hanan AshrawiHanan AshrawiHanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi is a Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar. She was a protégé and later colleague and close friend of Edward Said. Ashrawi was an important leader during the First Intifada, served as the official spokesperson for the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East...
1991 (before negotiations in Madrid). - Negotiator member of the Palestinian delegation at the Madrid and Washington, 1991-1993.
- First Minister of Housing in the first government formed by PNAPalestinian National AuthorityThe Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
1994- 1995.
Arrests and detentions
- arrested several times between 1970 -1990
- prevented from traveling outside the Gaza Strip from 1981-1990.