Munib Masri

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Munib al-Masri (Arabic: منيب المصري‎) (1934-) is a member of the Palestine Central Council and former Jordanian Cabinet Minister. During his term as cabinet minister he helped Yasser Arafat and his Fatah commanders escape Jordan during the Black September period.

He was born in Nablus and attended the an-Najah National University. He was involved in establishing the al-Quds University.

Between 1998-2000 he built a palace, inspired by Andrea Palladio, near Nablus [1]

Masri, a western educated billionaire businessman, launched a new political movement to rival Fatah and Hamas, called the Palestine Forum on 16 November 2007.[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ Visiting a Palace in the West Bank BBC 14 May, 2007
  2. ^ Haaretz, 17 November 2007
  3. ^ Billionaire setting up political movement to challenge Fatah, Hamas
  4. ^ Messiah On A Hill - Billionaire Munib al-Masri looks to capitalize on Palestinian anger.

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