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Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid) Shaath ( Arabic : نبيل شعث , Nabīl Shaʿath ; born 9 August 1938 in Safad ) is a Palestinian politician, banker, management and development expert. مذكرات نبيل شعث «حياتى.. من النكبة إلى الثورة».. فى ظلال يافا «بلد الغريب» . Shorouk News (in Arabic). 12 October 2016 . Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict .
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Nabil Shaath (also spelled Sha'ath), a senior Palestinian official, has held the following titles: Palestinian chief negotiator Palestinian cabinet minister Palestinian International Co-operation Minister Planning Minister for the Palestinian National Authority v t e
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Nabil Shaath (R), 2004 Nabil Shaath (L) with Yasser Arafat and Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum in Davos , 1997 With the President of Brazil , Lula da Silva .Nabil Shaath ( ) (also spelled Sha'ath, born 1938 in Safad , British Mandate of Palestine (now inside of Israel ) is a senior Palestinian official who has held the following titles: Palestinian chief negotiator Palestinian cabinet minister Palestinian International Co-operation Minister Planning Minister for the Palestinian National Authority Acting Prime Minister of the PNA
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Nabil Shaath Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid) Shaath ( , Nabīl Shaʿath , also spelled Sha'ath ; born August 1938 in Safad ) is a senior Palestinian official.He has held the following titles: Palestinian chief negotiator Palestinian cabinet minister Palestinian International Co-operation Minister Planning Minister for the Palestinian National Authority Acting Prime Minister of the PNA 'Shaʿth, Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid; 1938–)', in Claude Faure, Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict , 2004. – via HighBeam (subscription required)
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid) Shaath ( , Nabīl Shaʿath , also spelled Sha'ath ; born August 1938 in Safad ) is a senior Palestinian official. 'Shaʿth, Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid; 1938–)', in Claude Faure, Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict , 2004.
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senior palestinian official
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palestinian politician
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