First Arafat Government Explained

Cabinet Name:First Arafat Government
Cabinet Number:1st
Jurisdiction:Palestinian National Authority
Flag:Flag of Palestine.svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:July 5, 1994
Date Dissolved:January 20, 1996
Government Head:Yasser Arafat
Total Number:20
Successor:Second Arafat Government

The First Arafat Government was formed in 1994, when Yasser Arafat returned to Palestine, settling in Gaza City and promoted self-governance for the Palestinian territories.[1] The government was dissolved following the 1996 Palestinian general election.

Government Composition

Yasser Arafat's first government consisted of 20 ministries, 17 ministers (including one woman, Intissar al-Wazir). The positions of ministers of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Agriculture remained vacant, with a deputy minister appointed for each of them.

Members of the Government

S.NoPortraitNamePortfolioPartyRemarks
1Dr. Yasser ArafatPresident of the Palestinian National AuthorityFatahChairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
2Ahmed Qurei[2] Minister of National EconomyFatahMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
3Nabil Shaath[3] [4] Planning Minister for the Palestinian National AuthorityFatah
4Saeb Erekat[5] Minister of Local GovernmentFatah
5Riyad Deeb Salim Al-Za’nounMinister of HealthFatah
6Freih Mustafa Freih Abu MadinMinister of JusticeFatah
7Jamil Youssef Musleh Al-TarifiMinistry of Civil Affairs Fatah
8Zakaria al-AghaMinister of HousingFatah
9Intissar al-WazirMinister of Social DevelopmentFatah
10Yasser Abd Rabbo[6] Minister of CulturePalestinian Democratic UnionMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
11Azmi Al-ShuaibiMinister of Youth and SportsPalestinian Democratic Union
12Samir Ghawshah[7] Minister of LabourPalestinian Popular Struggle FrontMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
13Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi[8] Minister of FinanceIndependentMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
14Yasser AmrMinister of EducationIndependentMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
15Abdul Aziz Al-HajjMinister of TransportIndependent
16Abdul Hafeez Al-AshhabMinister of CommunicationsIndependent
17Elias FreijMinister of TourismIndependent
18Hasan Tahboub[9] Minister of Waqf and Religious AffairsIndependent
19vacantMinister of Public Works and Housing
20vacantMinister of Agriculture

Notes and References

  1. [s:Constitution of Palestine (1994)|Constitution of Palestine (1994)]
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/18/world/architect-of-self-rule-apparently-leaves-arafat-s-government.html Architect of Self-Rule Apparently Leaves Arafat's Government
  3. Web site: Nabil Shaath. 2020-06-03. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  4. Web site: SADAKA Ireland hosted Dr. Nabil Shaath in Ireland as part of its Visiting Speaker Programme. 2020-06-03. www.sadaka.ie.
  5. http://www.jmcc.org/politics/pna/newemerggov03.htm 'Politics in Palestine', Palestinian National Authority: The PA Ministerial Cabinet List Emergency Cabinet, October 2003 – November 2003
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=GkbzYoZtaJMC&pg=PA6 "Abd Rabbo, Yasir"
  7. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=216550&MARK=Samir%20Ghosha Samir Ghousha, PPSF secretary-general and co-founder, dead at 72
  8. Web site: منظمات وشخصيات فلسطينية تنعى المناضل الوطني الكبير محمد زهدي النشاشيبي. 27 January 2020. www.amadps.org. ar. 5 February 2020.
  9. Web site: pmo.gov.ps . 2020-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704122941/http://www.pmo.gov.ps/ . 2008-07-04 . dead .

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