Bassam as-Salhi explained

Bassam as-Salhi
Office:General Secretary of the Palestinian People's Party
Office1:Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
Office2:Minister for Culture
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:?
Birth Date:1960
Nationality:Palestinian
Party:Palestinian People's Party
Otherparty:The Alternative
Occupation:Politician

Bassam as-Salhi (Arabic: بسام الصالحي, born 1960) is a General Secretary of the Palestinian People's Party and elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

He was the party's candidate for President of the Palestinian Authority in 2005. He received the fewest votes.[1]

He was one of the two deputies elected from The Alternative at the 2006 Palestinian legislative election.

In the 2007 "Unity Government" he was appointed Minister for Culture for a short period before being discharged.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-03-20 . Bassam al-Salhi – Mapping Palestinian Politics – European Council on Foreign Relations . 2023-04-11 . ECFR . en-GB.