Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
Appearance
The prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority was the position of the official head of government of the Palestinian Authority government, active between 2003 and January 2013. It was officially transformed into the State of Palestine.
List of prime ministers (2003–2013)
[change | change source]No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | |
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1 | Mahmoud Abbas (b. 1935) |
19 March 2003 | 6 September 2003 | Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization) | |
2 | Ahmed Qurei (1937—2023) |
7 October 2003 | 15 December 2005 | Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization) | |
— | Nabil Shaath (b. 1938) Acting Prime Minister |
15 December 2005 | 24 December 2005 | Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization) | |
(2) | Ahmed Qurei (1937—2023) |
24 December 2005 | 29 March 2006 | Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization) | |
3 | Ismail Haniyeh (b. 1963)[1] |
29 March 2006 | 2 June 2014 (disputed from 14 June 2007) |
Hamas | |
4 | Salam Fayyad (b. 1951)[2] |
15 June 2007 | 6 January 2013 (became the PM of the State of Palestine) |
Third Way |
On 6 January 2013 the Palestinian National Authority was officially transformed into the State of Palestine and the position of the prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority became the prime minister of the State of Palestine.