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Aziz Dweik ( Arabic : عزيز دويك , romanized : ʿAzīz Duwayk ; born 12 January 1947) is a Palestinian politician of Hamas who was elected the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) on 18 January 2006. Hamas recognized Dweik as the interim president of the Palestinian National Authority and of the State of Palestine from 15 January 2009, when the elected term of Mahmoud Abbas officially expired, until 2 June 2014, when Hamas and Fatah agreed on the establishment of a national unity government under Abbas as President. In October 2023, amidst the Gaza war , Dweik, who was then living in the West Bank , was arrested by the Israel Defense Forces . The Globe and Mail . "Hamas Says Dweik "Real President" until Elections are Held" . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Aziz Duwaik ( ) (born c. 1950) has been the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) since his election to that post on 18 January 2006. Imprisoned in Israel on 6 August 2006, on charges of being a member of Hamas , he was released on 22 June 2009. Some Palestinians consider Duwaik, as speaker of the PLC, to be the acting President of the Palestinian National Authority , since the elected term of Mahmoud Abbas officially expired on 9 January 2009. "Hamas Says Dweik "Real President" until Elections are Held" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Abdul Aziz Duwaik ( pronunction ABH -dehl ah- ZEEZ doo- WAYK ʿAzīz Dowēk ) (born January 12, 1948) has been the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) since his election to that post on 18 January 2006.He was imprisoned in Israel on 6 August 2006 on charges of being a member of Hamas , but he was released on 22 June 2009. Some Palestinians consider Duwaik, as speaker of the PLC, to be the acting President of the Palestinian National Authority , since the elected term of Mahmoud Abbas officially expired on 9 January 2009. The Globe and Mail . "Hamas Says Dweik "Real President" until Elections are Held" .
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Aziz Dweik ( / ə ˈ z iː z d uː ˈ w eɪ k / ə- ZEEZ doo- WAYK ; ʿAzīz Dowēk ) (born January 12, 1948) is the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) since his election to that post on 18 January 2006.Dweik, as speaker of the PLC, is recognized by many Palestinians including those living in Gaza , as being the Interim President of the Palestinian National Authority since 19 October 2016 when the national unity government was dissolved .He was also recognized as the interim president from 15 January 2009, when the elected term of Mahmoud Abbas officially expired, until 2 June 2014, when the national unity government was formed. The Globe and Mail . "Hamas Says Dweik "Real President" until Elections are Held" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik ( / ə ˈ z iː z d uː ˈ w eɪ k / ə- ZEEZ doo- WAYK ; ʿAzīz Dowēk ) (born January 12, 1948) is the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) since his election to that post on 18 January 2006. Dweik, as speaker of the PLC, is recognized by many Palestinians including those living in Gaza , as being the Interim President of the Palestinian National Authority since 19 October 2016 when the national unity government was dissolved . He was also recognized as the interim president from 15 January 2009, when the elected term of Mahmoud Abbas officially expired, until 2 June 2014, when the national unity government was formed. PNA interim chairman calls for elections preparations . The Globe and Mail . "Hamas Says Dweik "Real President" until Elections are Held" .
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speaker of the palestinian legislative council
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palestinian politician
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