Wikipedia's first sentence called it “current minister of planning and administrative development of the government of the palestinian national autho”. Today it says “palestinian politician and lecturer”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Ali Jarbawi ( Arabic : علي الجرباوي ; born January 30, 1954) is the former Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and the former Minister of Higher Education of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority . Prior to this appointment he worked in government as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and supervised the preparation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan 2008-10 (PRDP). He was General Director of the Palestinian Independent Center for Citizens’ Rights from 1997 to 2000, and worked as Secretary General and Executive Director of the Central Elections’ Commission from 2002 to 2004.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ali Jarbawi ( ; born January 30, 1952 in Jenin , Palestine ) is the current Minister of Planning and Administrative Development of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority . . Prior to this appointment he worked in government as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and supervised the preparation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan 2008-10. He was General Director of the Palestinian Independent Center for Citizens’ Rights from 1997 to 2000, and worked as Secretary General and Executive Director of the Central Elections’ Commission from 2002 to 2004. Members of the Palestinian 13th government , Official website of the Palestinian Authority Government. Minister of Planning Profile , the officical website of the Ministry.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ali Jarbawi ( ; born January 30, 1954 in Jenin , Palestine ) is the former Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and the former Minister of Higher Education of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority . . Prior to this appointment he worked in government as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and supervised the preparation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan 2008-10. He was General Director of the Palestinian Independent Center for Citizens’ Rights from 1997 to 2000, and worked as Secretary General and Executive Director of the Central Elections’ Commission from 2002 to 2004. Members of the Palestinian 13th government , Official website of the Palestinian Authority Government. Minister of Planning Profile , the official website of the Ministry.
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The opening as it stood in 2020 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Ali Jarbawi ( ; born January 30, 1954) is the former Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and the former Minister of Higher Education of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority . Prior to this appointment he worked in government as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and supervised the preparation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan 2008-10 (PRDP). He was General Director of the Palestinian Independent Center for Citizens’ Rights from 1997 to 2000, and worked as Secretary General and Executive Director of the Central Elections’ Commission from 2002 to 2004.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian politician and academic Ali Jarbawi ( ; born January 30, 1954) is the former Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and the former Minister of Higher Education of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority . Prior to this appointment he worked in government as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and supervised the preparation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan 2008-10 (PRDP). He was General Director of the Palestinian Independent Center for Citizens’ Rights from 1997 to 2000, and worked as Secretary General and Executive Director of the Central Elections’ Commission from 2002 to 2004.
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current minister of planning and administrative development of the government of the palestinian national autho
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palestinian politician and lecturer
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