Ahmed Qurei
Ahmed Qurei | |
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أحمد قريع | |
Qurei in 2015 | |
| Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 24 December 2005 – 29 March 2006 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Nabil Shaath (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Haniyeh |
| In office 7 October 2003 – 15 December 2005 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Succeeded by | Nabil Shaath (acting) |
| Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| In office 7 March 1996 – 7 October 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Rafiq Al-Natsheh |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Jerusalem Governorate | |
| In office 7 March 1996 – 18 February 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1937 |
| Died | 22 February 2023 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Abu Dis, Jerusalem Governorate, Palestine |
| Party | Fatah |
Ahmed Ali Mohammad Qurei (also spelled Qureia or Qurie; Arabic: أحمد علي محمد قريع, Aḥmad ʿAlī Muḥammad Qurayʿ; 26 March 1937 – 22 February 2023), also known by his kunya Abu Alaa (Arabic: أبو علاء Abū ʿAláʾ), was a Palestinian politician who served as the second prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority.
First appointed to the position on 7 October 2003, he tendered his resignation on 26 January 2006, following the defeat of the Fatah party in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, and remained in office in a caretaker capacity until 29 March when he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh. During his tenure as prime minister, he also had responsibility for security matters. He previously served as speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and held a variety of significant positions within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from the 1970s on.