Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian politician and has been a member of the palestinian national authority cabinet and the palestinian”. Today it says “palestinian politician and a member of the palestinian national authority cabinet and the palestinian legislati”.
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Hakam Umar As‘ad Balawi (1939-) is a Palestinian politician and has been a member of the Palestinian National Authority cabinet and the Palestinian Legislative Council .1He was born in the town of Bal'a , near Tulkarm in British Mandate Palestine . His political career began when he was assigned as the Palestine Liberation Organization 's ambassador to Libya from 1973-75. After, serving as ambassador he became a staunch Fatah activist and then served as an ambassador of the PLO to Tunisia between 1983-94. Yasser Arafat assigned Balawi the cabinet post of Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in November 2003. Currently he is a member of the Palestinian National Council and the Secretary of the Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists . During Arafat's presidency of the PNA and his chairmanship of the PLO, Balawi was said to be a "loyalist". Balawi has also engaged in writing several plays and novels. He is married with four children.2
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Hakam Umar As‘ad Balawi (born 1939) is a Palestinian politician and has been a member of the Palestinian National Authority cabinet and the Palestinian Legislative Council .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Hakam Umar As‘ad Balawi ( Arabic : حكم بلعاوي ; born 1939) is a Palestinian politician and has been a member of the Palestinian National Authority cabinet and the Palestinian Legislative Council .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian diplomat and politician (1938–2020) Hakam Umar As‘ad Balawi ( Arabic : حكم بلعاوي ; 1938 – 28 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and a member of the Palestinian National Authority cabinet and the Palestinian Legislative Council .
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palestinian politician and has been a member of the palestinian national authority cabinet and the palestinian
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palestinian politician and a member of the palestinian national authority cabinet and the palestinian legislati
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