Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in anabta”. Today it says “palestinian politician”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Marwan Awartani was born in Anabta town east of Tulkarm Governorate , Palestine on April 21, 1949. Awartani has become one of the leaders in innovative thinking and education development and education reform in the Middle East . Awartani was the Acting President of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem , Secretary General of the Universal Education Foundation and is the Chairman of the Arab Foundations Forum. Awartani is the President of the Palestinian Society for Mathematical Sciences, and Founding President of Alpha International, and the president of Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie in Tulkarm , west Bank. Now he is the Minister for Education and Higher Education .1 " "سما" تنشر اسماء التشكيلة الوزارية في حكومة "اشتية" " . دنيا الوطن (in Arabic) .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Prof. Marwan Awartani was born in Anabta , Palestine on April 21, 1949. Coming from a small village near the city of Tulkarm , Dr. Awartani has become one of the leaders in innovative thinking and education development and education reform in the Middle East . Awartani was the Acting President of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem , Secretary General of the Universal Education Foundation and is the Chairman of the Arab Foundations Forum. Awartani is the President of the Palestinian Society for Mathematical Sciences, and Founding President of Alpha International, and he is now the president of Palestine Technical University-Khadoorie in Tulkarem-west Bank.
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Marwan Awartani was born in Anabta town east of Tulkarm Governorate , Palestine on April 21, 1949. Awartani has become one of the leaders in innovative thinking and education development and education reform in the Middle East . Awartani was the Acting President of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem , Secretary General of the Universal Education Foundation and is the Chairman of the Arab Foundations Forum. Awartani is the President of the Palestinian Society for Mathematical Sciences, and Founding President of Alpha International, and the president of Palestine Technical University-Khadoorie in Tulkarem-west Bank. Now he is the Minister for Education and Higher Education ." "سما" تنشر اسماء التشكيلة الوزارية في حكومة "اشتية" " . دنيا الوطن (in Arabic) .
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The opening as it stood in 2025 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Former Palestinian Education Minister Marwan Awartani is a Palestinian professor and educator who formerly served as the Minister of Education and Higher Education of the Palestinian National Authority .The Media Line . 4 September 2023 . " "سما" تنشر اسماء التشكيلة الوزارية في حكومة "اشتية" " . دنيا الوطن (in Arabic) .
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born in anabta
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palestinian politician
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