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As a member of the Central Committee, Qurei was instrumental in negotiating the ]. He held various posts in the first Palestinian Authority cabinets including Minister of Economy & Trade and Minister of Industry. He was also responsible for a development plan for the Palestinian territories submitted to the World Bank in ]. He also founded and became director of the ] (PECDAR) in ] in order to help garner money from international donors. Soon after, he was elected to the PLC and was elected Speaker in March ]. As a member of the Central Committee, Qurei was instrumental in negotiating the ]. He held various posts in the first Palestinian Authority cabinets including Minister of Economy & Trade and Minister of Industry. He was also responsible for a development plan for the Palestinian territories submitted to the World Bank in ]. He also founded and became director of the ] (PECDAR) in ] in order to help garner money from international donors. Soon after, he was elected to the PLC and was elected Speaker in March ].


After the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister ] on ], he was been nominated for this post by Arafat. He is awaiting confirmation of the appointment by the PLC. After the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister ] on ], Arafat nominated him for this post. Qurei is awaiting confirmation of the appointment by the PLC.


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Qurei was born in Abu Dis (near Jerusalem) to a relatively wealthy family. He joined the Fatah wing of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1968. As a banker, he used his expertise during the 1970s as the director of the PLO's foreign investment branch and director-general of the PLO's economic branch, helping to make the organization one of the largest employers in Lebanon. He followed Arafat to Tunis after the PLO was forced to leave Lebanon. As more senior leaders died, Qurei rose to prominence and was elected to the Fatah Central Committee in August 1989.

As a member of the Central Committee, Qurei was instrumental in negotiating the Oslo Accords. He held various posts in the first Palestinian Authority cabinets including Minister of Economy & Trade and Minister of Industry. He was also responsible for a development plan for the Palestinian territories submitted to the World Bank in 1993. He also founded and became director of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR) in 1993 in order to help garner money from international donors. Soon after, he was elected to the PLC and was elected Speaker in March 2000.

After the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas on September 6, 2003, Arafat nominated him for this post. Qurei is awaiting confirmation of the appointment by the PLC.

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