Saeb Erekat

Quick Facts

Full Name	Saeb Erekat
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 28, 1955(1955-04-28)
Age	69
Date Of Death	2020-11-10
Birthplace	Abu Dis
Country	Palestinian National Authority
Horoscope	Aries

Saeb Erekat Biography

Saeb Erekat is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 28, 1955 in Abu Dis, Palestinian National Authority. Palestinian Parlament member and politician who is best recognized as the former Chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee. He played a major role in negotiating for the 1993 Oslo Accords with Israel.

He is actively involved in Palestinian political affairs, much like He is heavily involved in Palestinian politics like Yasser Arafat was. was.

In 1972, Erekat moved to San Francisco, California, in the United States to attend college. He spent two years at City College of San Francisco, a two- year community college. He then transferred to San Francisco State University. There, Erekat received a BA in international relations (in 1977) and an MA in political science (in 1979). He completed his Ph.D. in peace and conflict studies at Bradford University, a public, plate glass university in England (in 1983). He is married and is father of twin daughters and two sons.

In 1991, Erekat was deputy head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Conference and the subsequent follow-up talks in Washington between 1992 and

1993. In 1994, he was appointed the Minister for Local Government for the Palestinian National Authority and also the Chairman of the Palestinian negotiation delegation. In 1995, Erekat served as Chief Negotiator for the Palestinians during the Oslo period. He was then elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 1996, representing Jericho. As a politician, Erekat was considered to be a Yasser Arafat loyalist. including the Camp David meetings in 2000 and the negotiations at Taba in 2001. Erekat was also, along with Arafat and Faisal Husseini, one of the three high-ranking Palestinians who asked Ariel Sharon not to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque in September 2000, an event which Palestinians claim sparked off the Second Intifada. He also acted as Arafat’s English interpreter. When Mahmoud Abbas was nominated to serve as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Legislative Council in early 2003, Erekat was slated to be Minister of Negotiations in the new cabinet, but he soon resigned after he was excluded from a delegation to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. This was interpreted as part of an internal Palestinian power struggle between Abbas and Arafat. Erekat was later reappointed to his post and participated in the 2007 Annapolis Conference, where he took over from Ahmed Qurei during an impasse and helped hammer out a joint declaration.

Seven children.

Saeb Erekat Net Worth

Saeb Erekat is one of the richest Politician from Palestinian National Authority. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Saeb Erekat 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He went across the United States to earn an MA in Political Science at San Francisco State University.

He has been accused of exaggerating Palestinian death tolls at inflicted by the Israeli government in order to gain the support of his cause.

Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (also Erikat or Erakat or Arekat; Arabic: صائب عريقات ‎ Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt or ʻRēqāt; born 28 April 1955) is a Palestinian diplomat who served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He later reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003.

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Facts & Trivia

Saeb Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Palestinian National Authority. Saeb Erekat celebrates birthday on April 28 of every year.