Salah Al-Zawawi Explained

Salah Al-Zawawi
Native Name:صلاح الزواوي
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Name:Salah Al-Zawawi
Birth Date:1937
Death Date:February 20, 2023
Death Place:Iran, Tehran[1]
Ambassador From:Palestine
Country:Iran
Term Start:1980
Term End:2022
Predecessor:Hani al-Hassan (1979–1980)
Successor:Salam Al-Zawawi (2022–present)
Status:Finished

Salah Al-Zawawi or among Iranian Salah Zawawi (born in 1937 - died on February 20, 2023) (86 years old)[2] was born in Palestine and was the ambassador of the Palestinian government in Iran. He was the second ambassador of Palestine in Iran after Hani al-Hassan and held this position from February 1981[3] to 2022. He is one of the founding members of the Fatah movement and the former Palestinian ambassador to Algeria, Brazil and Kenya.[4] [5] [6]

Life

Salah al-Zawawi was born in 1937 and before the formation of Israel in Palestine in the city of Safed, Al-Jalil region. In those years, the city of Safed was under the British protectorate in Palestine. During the 1948 war (the war of several Arab countries against Israel after the declaration of independence and the establishment of Israel), Salah al-Zawawi migrated to Syria with his family. His family immigrated to Syria in 1948 and settled in the city of Aleppo. Salah al-Zawawi came to Tehran in 1980 as the Palestinian ambassador. After that, he lived in Tehran for about 39 years and died in the same city.

Al-Zawawi started fighting against Israel in his youth and was one of the founders of the Fatah movement along with Yasser Arafat and was present in many important operations. Salah al-Zawawi, who was an experienced diplomat, was sent to Tehran in 1983 to succeed Hani al-Hassan. Salah al-Zawawi was the Palestinian ambassador in Tehran for a long period of four decades, from 1980 to 2022.[7] And because of his long service, he was given the title of "Moghaddam Al-Sofara" or "Sheikh Al-Sofara" (). He was always respected by all ambassadors of other countries in Tehran. Salah al-Zawawi continued his diplomatic activity in Tehran until January 2022 and resigned from the embassy in this year. Salah al-Zawawi's daughter named Salam al-Zawawi, who was familiar with Iranian culture due to her long-term residence in Iran, appointed as the Palestinian ambassador in Tehran after her father's resignation.[8] [9]

The end of the mission in Iran

On Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the end of his mission in Iran, Salah al-Zawawi met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Salam al-Zawawi, the daughter of Salah al-Zawawi, became the new Palestinian ambassador to Iran after her father, took the oath before Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, on Saturday night, January 8, 2022, and started working as the new Palestinian ambassador to Iran.[10] [11] This ceremony was held at the residence of Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, the capital of Jordan.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Career

Before working as an ambassador in Tehran, Salah al-Zawawi was the Palestinian ambassador to Algeria in 1968, the Palestinian ambassador to Brazil in 1975, and the Palestinian ambassador to Kenya from 1977 to 1979. In 1980, after the victory of the Iranian Islamic revolution, he came to Tehran as the ambassador of Palestine and held this position until 2022. He was the ambassador of Palestine in Iran for more than 40 years, and contrary to diplomatic custom and even though his mission was over, he continued to work as an ambassador in Iran at the request of the Palestinian government, which according to him, "staying in this position is beyond politics."[18] [19] [20]

Salah al-Zawawi was the second Palestinian ambassador to Iran after Hani al-Hassan.[21] Salah al-Zawawi was the "only legal representative of the Palestinian nation" in Iran from 1981 to 2022. Salah al-Zawawi established a close relationship with Iranian politicians and had relations with representatives of all Palestinian resistance groups.[22]

His title

Due to his long-term presence as an ambassador in Iran, Salah al-Zawawi was given the titles such as "Al-Safir al-Avval" (Arabic: السفير الأول in Arabic, ),[23] "Moghaddam al-Sofaraa" (Arabic: مقدم السفراء in Arabic, )[24] and "Sheikh al-Sofaraa" (Arabic: شيخ السفراء in Arabic, ).[25] [26]

Honoring him

Because of the 39 years[27] or according to another story more than 40 years[28] [29] of Salah al-Zawawi's diplomatic and media activity for Iran and Palestine,[30] a celebration ceremony was held for him at Media Cultural Center in Tehran on Monday February 28, 2022. The ceremony, was prepared by the Society for the Defence of Palestinian Nation and was held with the presence of some Iranian officials and political figures.[31] In the ceremony, Salah al-Zawawi's sincere efforts were appreciated and thanked.[32] [33] [34]

When Salah al-Zawawi passed away, many Iranian officials, including Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, expressed their condolences on the death of Salah al-Zawawi, the former Palestinian ambassador in Tehran.[35] [36] [37] [38] [39]

Death of his wife

After the death of his wife Dalaal Al-A'raj, Salah al-Zawawi buried her at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran, Iran.[40] [41] [42]

Demise

Salah al-Zawawi was admitted to a hospital in Tehran due to old age and illness. Finally, he passed away on February 20, 2023, at the age of 86.[40] [43] [5] [26] [44] His body was buried in the section of Naam Aavaraan (burying place of famous figures) of the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran, Iran.[42] [45] [46] [47]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: صلاح زواوی سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران درگذشت. 20 February 2023. Salah Zawawi, former Palestinian ambassador to Iran, died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  2. Web site: "صلاح الزواوی (سفیر سابق فلسطین در تهران)‌ درگذشت". "Salah al-Zawawi (former Palestinian ambassador in Tehran) passed away". fa. 14 November 2024.
  3. Web site: تغییر نماینده سازمان آزادیبخش فلسطین در تهران. 28 February 1981. Change of Palestine Liberation Organization representative in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  4. Web site: شیخ السفراء فلسطین در ایران درگذشت. The Sheikh ol-Sofara of Palestinian ambassadors in Iran died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  5. Web site: "الزواوی"؛ سفیری که صلح را ندید. 20 February 2023. "Al-Zawawi"; An ambassador who did not see peace. fa. 14 November 2024.
  6. Web site: خداحافظی سفیر فلسطین با امیرعبداللهیان. Farewell of the Palestinian ambassador to Amir Abdullahian. fa. 14 November 2024.
  7. Web site: صلاح زواوی درگذشت. Salah Zawawi died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  8. Web site: به یاد "صلاح زواوی". In memory of "Salah Zawawi". fa. 14 November 2024.
  9. Web site: "صلاح زواوی" سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران درگذشت. 20 February 2023. Salah Zawawi, the former ambassador of Palestine in Iran, died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  10. Web site: سلام الزواوی کیست؟. 9 January 2022. Who is Salam al-Zawawi?. fa. 14 November 2024.
  11. Web site: Palestinian ambassador in Iran bids farewell after four decades. 9 January 2022. سفیر فلسطین در ایران پس از چهار دهه خداحافظی کرد. en. 14 November 2024.
  12. Web site: دختر صلاح الزواوی،سفیر جدید فلسطین در ایران مقابل محمود عباس سوگند یاد کرد. 9 January 2022. The daughter of Salah al-Zawawi, the new Palestinian ambassador to Iran, took the oath in front of Mahmoud Abbas. fa. 14 November 2024.
  13. Web site: سلام الزواوی سفیر جدید فلسطین جانشین پدرش در تهران شد. Salam al-Zawawi became the new ambassador of Palestine, succeeding his father in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  14. Web site: "سلام الزواوی" سفیر جدید فلسطین جانشین پدرش در تهران شد. Salam al-Zawawi, the new ambassador of Palestine succeeded his father in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  15. Web site: دختر سفیر فلسطین جانشین پدرش در ایران شد. 9 January 2022. The daughter of the Palestinian ambassador succeeded her father in Iran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  16. Web site: دختر صلاح الزواوی جانشین پدر شد. Salah al-Zawawi's daughter succeeded her father. fa. 14 November 2024.
  17. Web site: دختر سفیر فلسطین پس از ۴۲ سال جانشین پدرش در ایران شد. The daughter of the Palestinian ambassador succeeded her father in Iran after 42 years. fa. 14 November 2024.
  18. Web site: پایان ماموریت ۴۰ ساله شیخ السفرا. The end of Sheikh ol-Sofara's 40-year mission. fa. 14 November 2024.
  19. Web site: پایان ۴ دهه ماموریت سفیر فلسطین در تهران. The end of 4 decades of the mission of the Palestinian ambassador in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  20. Web site: صلاح الزواوی؛ داستان ۴۰ سال سفارت متفاوت در ایران. Salah al-Zawawi; The story of 40 years of different embassies in Iran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  21. Web site: صلاح الزواوی، شیخ السفرا درگذشت. Salah al-Zawawi, Sheikh ol-Sofara, passed away. fa. 14 November 2024.
  22. Web site: ۴ دهه خدمت صادقانه "مقدم السفرا" به آرمان فلسطین. 20 February 2023. 4 decades of sincere service of "Moghaddam ol-Sofara" to the cause of Palestine. fa. 14 November 2024.
  23. Web site: سفير فلسطيني جديد بإيران.. سلام الزواوي تخلف والدها. 8 January 2022. New Palestinian Ambassador to Iran.. Salam Al-Zawawi succeeds her father. ar. 14 November 2024.
  24. Web site: الزواوي كان يؤمن بأن فلسطين لن تتحرر إلّا ببنادق المقاومين. Al-Zawawi believed that Palestine would not be liberated except by the guns of the resistance. ar. 14 November 2024.
  25. Web site: پایان ۴ دهه ماموریت مقدم السفرا در تهران. 8 January 2022. The end of 4 decades of Moghaddam ol-Sofara's mission in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  26. Web site: صلاح زواوی، سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران درگذشت. Salah Zawawi, former Palestinian ambassador to Iran, died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  27. Web site: پایان کار سفیر فلسطین در تهران بعد از حدود ۴۰ سال. The end of the work of the Palestinian ambassador in Tehran after about 40 years. fa. 14 November 2024.
  28. Web site: آیین تجلیل از سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران. 28 February 2022. Honoring the former Palestinian ambassador to Iran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  29. Web site: صلاح زواوی؛ پایان دوره یک سفیر غیرعادی در جمهوری اسلامی. Salah Zawawi; The end of the term of an extraordinary ambassador in the Islamic Republic. fa. 14 November 2024.
  30. Web site: ویژه درگذشت شیخ السفرا، سفیر پیشین فلسطین در ایران. Especially the death of Sheikh ol-Sofara, the former ambassador of Palestine in Iran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  31. Web site: برگزاری مراسم تجلیل از ۴۰ سال فعالیت دیپلماتیک صلاح الزواوی. 28 February 2022. Holding a ceremony celebrating Salah al-Zawawi's 40 years of diplomatic activity. fa. 14 November 2024.
  32. Web site: تجلیل از ۴۰ سال فعالیت دیپلماتیک سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران. 27 February 2022. Celebrating the 40 years of diplomatic activity of the former Palestinian ambassador in Iran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  33. Web site: تجلیل از ۴۰ سال فعالیت دیپلماتیک "صلاح الزواوی"، سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران. Celebrating the 40 years of diplomatic activity of Salah al-Zawawi, the former Palestinian ambassador to Iran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  34. Web site: قدردانی از چهار دهه فعالیت سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران. Appreciating the four decades of activity of the former Palestinian ambassador in Iran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  35. Web site: سفیر سابق فلسطین در تهران درگذشت. The former ambassador of Palestine died in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  36. Web site: صلاح زواوی سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران درگذشت. Salah Zawawi, the former ambassador of Palestine in Iran, died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  37. Web site: صلاح زواوی سفیر سابق فلسطین در ایران درگذشت. Salah Zawawi, the former ambassador of Palestine in Iran, died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  38. Web site: صلاح الزواوی، سفیر پیشین فلسطین و "شیخ السفرا" در ایران درگذشت. 21 February 2023. Salah al-Zawawi, the former ambassador of Palestine and "Sheikh ol-Sofara" in Iran, died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  39. Web site: امیر عبداللهیان: مرحوم الزواوی برای احقاق حقوق ملت مظلوم فلسطین تلاش کرد. 20 February 2023. Amir Abdullahian: The late al-Zawawi worked hard for the rights of the oppressed Palestinian nation. fa. 14 November 2024.
  40. Web site: سفیر سابق فلسطین در تهران (صلاح الزواوی)‌ درگذشت. The former ambassador of Palestine in Tehran (Salah al-Zawawi) died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  41. Web site: صلاح زواوی سفیر سابق فلسطین در تهران درگذشت. 20 February 2023. Former Palestinian ambassador Salah Zawawi died in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  42. Web site: سفیر سابق فلسطین درگذشت. The former Palestinian ambassador died. fa. 14 November 2024.
  43. Web site: "شیخ السفراء" فلسطین در ایران درگذشت. 20 February 2023. "Sheikh ol-Sofara" of Palestine died in Iran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  44. Web site: درگذشت شیخ السفرا صلاح ز‌واوی. 20 February 2023. The death of Sheikh ol-Sofara Salah Zawawi. fa. 14 November 2024.
  45. Web site: مراسم تشییع پیکر صلاح الزواوی برگزار شد. 22 February 2023. Salah al-Zawawi's funeral ceremony was held. fa. 14 November 2024.
  46. Web site: بی‌تابی خانم سفیر در مراسم خاکسپاری پدرش در تهران. Miss ambassador's impatience at her father's funeral in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.
  47. Web site: برگزاری مراسم گرامیداشت مرحوم "صلاح الزواوی" در تهران. 24 February 2023. Holding a ceremony honoring the late Salah al-Zawawi in Tehran. fa. 14 November 2024.

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