Rawhi Fattouh
Rawhi Fattouh | |
|---|---|
روحي أحمد محمد فتوح | |
| Chairman of the Palestinian National Council | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2022 | |
| Deputy | Ali Faisal Mousa Hadid |
| Preceded by | Salim al-Za'nun |
| Member of the Central Committee of Fatah | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2016 | |
| President of the Palestinian National Authority | |
Interim | |
| In office 11 November 2004 – 15 January 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Qurei |
| Preceded by | Yasser Arafat |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Abbas |
| 3rd Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| In office 10 March 2004 – 18 February 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Rafiq Al-Natsheh |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Dweik |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 12 November 2003 – 10 March 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Qurei |
| Preceded by | Salam Fayyad (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Abu al-Naga |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Rafah Governorate | |
| In office 7 March 1996 – 18 February 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rawhi Ahmed Muhammad Fattouh 23 August 1949 |
| Party | Fatah |
| Alma mater | University of Damascus |
Rawhi Fattuh (Arabic: روحي فتوح, Rawḥī Fatūḥ, also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh; born 23 August 1949) is a Palestinian politician and senior member of Fatah who has served as Chairman of the Palestinian National Council since 2022, succeeding Salim al-Zan'un. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture from 2003 to 2004 and Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council from 2004 to 2006.
Following the death of President Yasser Arafat on 11 November 2004, Fattuh became interim President of the Palestinian Authority, in accordance with the Palestinian Basic Law. He held the position until elections were held and won by Abbas, who was sworn in on 15 January 2005. Fattuh was elected to Fatah's Central Committee in December 2016.
On 27 November 2024, President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree naming Fattuh as interim President of the Palestinian Authority in the event of Abbas’s death or resignation. Abbas later appointed Hussein al-Sheikh as Vice President of the State of Palestine on 26 April 2025.