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Khaled Aref

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian politician”. Today it says “palestinian diplomat and member of fatah who served as the ambassador of the state of palestine to bahrain from”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Family”.
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Palestine's ambassador to Bahrain ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Taha Abdel Kader , also known as Khaled Aref , ( , also known by his kunya Abu Adham أبو أدهم —"Adham's Father"; Born on April 25 1946, he is a Palestinian Politician, Diplomat, and a member of the nationalist party, Fatah . He was appointed Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Bahrain on October 6 2010 by President Mahmoud Abbas On April 12, 2011, he presented his credentials to the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa . On September 11, 2020, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates decided to withdraw him from Bahrain as a result of Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement . On 18 Nov 2020, he returned to Bahrain. سفير فلسطين يقدّم أوراق اعتماده لملك البحرين وزير الخارجية والمغتربين يستدعي سفيرنا لدى البحرين1

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palestinian diplomat and member of fatah who served as the ambassador of the state of palestine to bahrain from

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