PLO Executive Committee membership 1969-1988


 

From:

2/69
NC5

9/69
NC6

6/70
NC7

2/71
NC8

7/71
NC9

4/72
NC10

1/73
NC11

6/74
NC12

4/77
NC13

1/79
NC14

4/81
NC15

2/83
NC16

11/84
NC17

Official position

Yasir ‘Arafat

Fatah

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

Chair, C-in-C of forces

Khalid al-Hasan

Fatah

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head of Pol Dept

Faruq al-Qaddumi

Fatah

ü

ü

ü

?

ü

ü

6.73-

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

Head-DPO (2/69-?), Head-PolDept 6/73-

Muhammad al-Najjar

Fatah

ü

ü

ü

?

ü

ü

-4.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head-PolDept 1/73-

Zuhayr al-Alami

Fatah

 

 

ü

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PNF Chairman

Mahmud ‘Abbas

Fatah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

 

Taysir Quba‘a

PFLP

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahmad Yamani

PFLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

-9.74

 

 

ü

ü

B

Head – DPO

Bilal al-Hasan

PDF

 

ü

ü

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salih Ra’fat

PDF

 

 

 

?

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adib ‘Abd al-Rabbu

DFLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

B

Internal affairs 1.73-6.74; then Head-Info&Culture

Yusuf al-Burji

Sa‘iqa

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahmad al-Shihabi

Sa‘iqa

ü

ü

ü

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ibrahim Barghuthi

Sa‘iqa

 

 

ü

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zuhayr Muhsin

Sa‘iqa

 

 

 

?

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

Head of Military Dept

Sami ‘Atari

Sa‘iqa

 

 

 

?

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary – EC

‘Isam al-Qadi

Sa‘iqa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.79-

 

 

 

Head of Military Dept

Muhammad Khalifah

Sa‘iqa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

B

 

Talal Naji

PFGC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

Head - Culture & educ

Ahmad Maraashli

ALF

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Abd al-Wahhib Kayyali

ALF

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

B

 

 

 

 

 

Cultural affairs until 6.74

‘Abd al-Rahim Ahmad

ALF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

Head – DPO; official spokesman from 1982

Bahjat Abu Gharbiyya

PPSF

 

 

 

 

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muhammad ‘Abbas

PLF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

 

Ibrahim Bakr

Ind.

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vice-chairman of EC

Yasir ‘Amru

pro-Sa‘i

ü

ü

ü

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EC secretary

‘Abd al-Majid Shuman

Ind.

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head of financial dept & PNF

Kamal Nasir

Ind.

ü

ü

-?.70

 

ü

ü

-4.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

EC official spokesman, Head- Natl Guidance

Hamid Abu Sitta

pro-Fat

ü

ü

ü

?

ü

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

?

 

chair - CCDOH; was member of 1st EC

Khalid al-Yashruti

pro-Fat

 

-1.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair of PNF

Hisam al-Khatib

pro-Fat

 

ü

ü

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salah Salah

pro-PF

 

 

 

?

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yusuf Sayigh

Ind.

 

 

 

?

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair of PNF

Muhammad Zuhdi Nashashibi

pro-Sa‘i pro-Fat

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

 

ü

?

 

Head – Secretariat

Elia Khouri

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

 

 

 

 

ü

 

‘Abd al-Aziz Wajih

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-5.76

 

 

 

 

 

Former PLA colonel; assistant to DPO

‘Abd al-Muhsin Abu Mayzar

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

?

 

Head - panArab & IR dept; EC spokesman

‘Abd al-Jawad Salih

pro-JCP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

Deputy head – CCDOH

Walid Qamhawi

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

 

 

 

Chair of PNF; was in 1st EC as ANM's rep

Ahmad Sidqi Dajani

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

ü

 

Chair-Education & Culture

Alfred Tubasi

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

Majdi Abu Ramadan

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

Head - Soc Affairs Dept, Student Affairs

Habib Qahwaji

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

 

 

 

 

Jamal al-Surani

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

ü

Secretary of PLO-EC

Hanna Nasir

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

ü

 

Chair of PNF 2/83-

Salah Dabbagh

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

 

 

Chair of PNF

Fahd al-Qawasma

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-12.4

Head of CCDOH

Muhammad Milhim

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

Director-Higher Edu; head-CCDOH (2/85-)

‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Yahya

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

 

Jawid al-Ghusayn

Ind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ü

Director of PNF

CCDOH = Committee in charge of the Department of the Occupied Homeland
PNF = Palestine National Fund
DPO = Department of Popular Organizations


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