Nasser al-Qudwa

Nasser Al Qudwa
2nd Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
1991 – 2005[1]
President Yasser Arafat and Rawhi Fattouh
Preceded by Zuhdi Labib Terzi
Succeeded by Riyad Mansour
Personal details
Born 1953 (age 61–62)
Alma mater Cairo University

Doctor of Dental Medicine and Surgery[2]


Nasser Al Qudwa (Arabic: ناصر القدوة‎), also spelled Nasser Al-Kidwa,[1] (born 1953) whose full name is Sayed Nasser Arafat al-Qudwa from the Arafat al-Qudwa who are a family of notables from Gaza and of the Ashraf class. Al Qudwa is a former Palestinian Foreign Minister[3] and a member of Fatah.[4] Qudwa is the nephew of the late Yasser Arafat.[5]

Early life and education

Al Qudwa was born in 1953. He attended Cairo University, graduating with a degree in dentistry in 1979.[2] Then became an executive member of the Palestinian Red Crescent shortly after.

Career

Al Qudwa joined Fatah in 1969 and then became president of the General Union of Palestinian Students in 1974. Qudwa represented his uncle Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization as an unofficial observer in the United Nations in 1987, then as a permanent observer in 1991.[2] In 2005, he was succeeded by Riyad H. Mansour. Nasser served as United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).[6] He is also a central-committee member of Fatah.[7] Al Qudwa was appointed deputy to Kofi Annan, then special envoy to Syria for the U.N. and Arab League in March 2012.[4] He was responsible for the contacts with Syrian opposition groups.[8] In 2014, Al Qudwa resigned from his position as U.N. Deputy Mediator on Syria.[9]

Personal life

Al Qudwa currently lives in New York City.[10][11] Al Qudwa is the head of the Yasser Arafat Foundation.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Former Ambassadors, Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved Jan 11, 2015).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Biographical Notes, United Nations, retrieved January 22, 2015
  3. ↑ "Recent speakers sponsored by the Foundation". Foundation for Middle East Peace. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kofi Annan to head to Syria on Saturday as Russia and China step up peace efforts". Al Arabiya. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Profile: Nasser al-Kidwa". Asharq Alawsat. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  6. ↑ UN Press Release. United Nations. 17 March 2012
  7. ↑ Levinson, Charles (12 October 2010). "Opposition Mounts Against Abbas". The Wall Street Journal (Ramallah). Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Annan deputy blocked by Damascus". Rappler. Agence France-Presse. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  9. ↑ U.N. deputy mediator on Syria Nasser al-Kidwa resigns, Al Arabiya, February 3, 2014, retrieved January 22, 2015
  10. ↑ Nasser al-Kidwa Cripes, Corey. University of Texas. 14 October 1999
  11. ↑ Biographies of Palestinian political leaders Middle East Reference.
  12. ↑ "Arafat’s Death Revisited; Israel Completes Separation Wall". MIFTAH. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

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