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Saeb Erekat (Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat) was born on 28 April, 1955 in Abu Dis, Jordanian-annexed West Bank, is a Palestinian politician and diplomat (1955–2020). Discover Saeb Erekat's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

Popular As Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat
Occupation N/A
Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 28 April 1955
Birthday 28 April
Birthplace Abu Dis, Jordanian-annexed West Bank
Date of death 10 November, 2020
Died Place Jerusalem
Nationality Palestinian

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Who Is Saeb Erekat's Wife?

His wife is Neameh Erekat (m. 3 September 1981-10 November 2020)

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1955

Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (صائب محمد صالح عريقات Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt; also ʻRēqāt, Erikat, Erakat, Arekat; 28 April 195510 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020.

1972

In 1972, Erekat moved to San Francisco, California, to attend college.

He spent two years at City College of San Francisco, a two-year community college.

He then transferred to San Francisco State University.

1977

There, Erekat received a BA in international relations (in 1977) and an MA in political science (in 1979).

1983

He completed his PhD in peace and conflict studies at the University of Bradford in England (in 1983).

Erekat was married to Neameh, and was the father of twin daughters Dalal and Salam; and two sons, Ali and Muhammad.

After gaining his doctorate in England, Erekat moved to the West Bank town of Nablus to lecture in political science at An-Najah National University and also served for 12 years on the editorial board of the locally widely circulated Palestinian newspaper, Al-Quds.

1991

In 1991, Erekat was deputy head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Conference and the subsequent follow-up talks in Washington D.C. between 1992 and 1993.

1994

In 1994, he was appointed the Minister for Local Government for the Palestinian National Authority and also the Chairman of the Palestinian negotiation delegation.

1995

He participated in early negotiations with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government.

In 1995, Erekat served as Chief Negotiator for the Palestinians during the Oslo period.

1996

He was then elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 1996, representing Jericho.

2000

As a politician, Erekat was considered to be a Yasser Arafat loyalist, including the Camp David meetings in 2000 and the negotiations at Taba in 2001.

Erekat was also, along with Arafat and Faisal Husseini, one of the three high-ranking Palestinians who asked Ariel Sharon not to visit Al-Aqsa in September 2000, an event which was followed by the Second Intifada.

He also acted as Arafat's English interpreter.

2003

He reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003.

Erekat was born in Abu Dis.

He was a member of the Palestinian branch of the Erekat family, itself a branch of the Howeitat tribal confederation.

Erekat was one of seven children, with his brothers and sisters living outside of Israel or the Palestinian territories.

He was 12 years old when the Israelis occupied the West Bank, and was detained by them a year later for writing anti-occupation graffiti, posting fliers and throwing stones.

When Mahmoud Abbas was nominated to serve as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Legislative Council in early 2003, Erekat was slated to be Minister of Negotiations in the new cabinet, but he soon resigned after he was excluded from a delegation to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

This was interpreted as part of an internal Palestinian power struggle between Abbas and Arafat.

2007

Erekat was later reappointed to his post and participated in the 2007 Annapolis Conference, where he took over from Ahmed Qurei during an impasse and helped hammer out a joint declaration.

2011

He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011.

He resigned from his post as chief negotiator on 12 February 2011 citing the release of the Palestine Papers.

2012

On 8 May 2012, Erekat was hospitalized in Ramallah after suffering a heart attack.

2013

In July 2013, however, he was still holding the function.

2015

In 2015, he became the secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

He later promoted a plan for the basis for new talks with international diplomats including Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and special adviser.

Erekat was one of the more prominent Palestinian spokespeople in the Western media.

He wrote extensively in the media about Palestinian statehood, and was a vocal critic of the Trump administration's peace plan.

Erekat at one time maintained good relations with his counterpart negotiators, in which Israeli justice minister Tsipi Livni mentioned that her talks with Erekat were always honest, and there was mutual respect despite frequent disagreements.

In addition, Erekat took his American counterpart, Martin Indyk, on a tour of Hisham's Palace near Jericho.

2017

On 12 October 2017, he had a lung transplant at Inova Fairfax Hospital in northern Virginia, United States.

2020

Erekat, who was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, tested positive for COVID-19 on 9 October 2020.

On 18 October, he was sent to the Israeli Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem in critical condition.

On 21 October, his daughter said on Twitter that he underwent a bronchoscopy to examine the condition of his respiratory system.

Erekat died of complications from COVID-19 on 10 November 2020, at the age of 65.

He was interred in the cemetery in Jericho.