Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sayed nasser arafat al-qudwa from the arafat al-qudwa who are a family of notables from gaza and of the ashraf”. Today it says “palestinian politician”.
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Nasser al-Qudwa ( ) (1959-) whose full name is Sayed Nasser Arafat al-Qudwa from the Arafat al-Qudwa who are a family of notables from Gaza and of the Ashraf class.1Nasser is a Palestinian diplomat and was the Permanent Observer from the Palestinian National Authority for the United Nations . Qudwa joined Fatah in 1969 and then became president of the General Union of Palestinian Students in 1974. He attended Cairo University , graduating with a degree in dentistry in 1979 and then became an executive member of the Palestinian Red Crescent shortly later. Qudwa represented his uncle Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization as an unofficial observer in the United Nations in 1987, then as a permanent observer in 1991. In 2005, he was succeeded by Riyad H. Al-Qudwa currently lives in New York City with his wife, daughter and three other Palestinian diplomats.2
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Nasser Al Qudwa ( ), also spelled Nasser Al-Kidwa, (born 1953) whose full name is Sayed Nasser Arafat al-Qudwa from the Arafat al-Qudwa who are a family of notables from Gaza and of the Ashraf class.Al Qudwa is a former Palestinian Foreign Minister and a member of Fatah .Qudwa is the nephew of the late Yasser Arafat .Foundation for Middle East Peace .
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Nasser Al Qudwa ( ), also spelled Nasser Al-Kidwa, (born 1953), is the nephew of the late Yasser Arafat .
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Palestinian diplomat Nasser Al Qudwa , also spelled Nasser Al-Kidwa ( ; born 1953), is the nephew of the late Yasser Arafat .
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Palestinian diplomat Nasser Al Qudwa , also spelled Nasser Al-Kidwa , ( Arabic : ناصر القدوة ; born 16 April 1953) is a Palestinian politician.A long-time activist in Fatah , he represented the Palestine Liberation Organization at the United Nations from 1991 to 2005, when he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority .Al Qudwa served in that role until 2006.
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sayed nasser arafat al-qudwa from the arafat al-qudwa who are a family of notables from gaza and of the ashraf
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palestinian politician
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