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The opening as it read in 2005
Rawhi Fattuh ( روحي فتوح , also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh ) (born 1949 ) is the current Speaker of the [Palestinian Legislative Council] and was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority , following the death of Yasser Arafat on November 11 , 2004 until January 15 2005 .1By Palestinian law, he was to hold the post for 60 days until an election is held.2 The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas , who was sworn in on January 15 , 2005 . A member of Arafat's Fatah movement, Fattuh became the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (i.e. parliament) on March 10 , 2004. He was elected in 1996 as a representative of the town of Rafah (in the Gaza Strip ), where he was born and has lived for most of his life. He served as secretary to the council until November 2003 , when he became the Minister of Agriculture in the government of Ahmed Qureia . In March 2004, Fatah nominated him as its candidate for the post of speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, with 34 Fatah delegates voting in favour and 10 against. Fattuh is generally considered a moderate. He supported Ahmed Qureia, the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and current Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority , as Arafat's permanent replacement. Qureia is considered to have played an instrumental role in the negotiation of the Oslo Accords and has served in Arafat's place in the past.3
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Rawhi Fattuh ( روحي فتوح , also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh ) (born 1949) is the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority , following the death of Yasser Arafat on November 11, 2004 until January 15, 2005. Under Palestinian law, he was to hold the post for 60 days until an election is held. The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas , who was sworn in on January 15, 2005.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Rawhi Fattuh ( , Rawḥī Fatūḥ , also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh ) (born 1949) is the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority , following the death of Yasser Arafat on November 11, 2004 until January 15, 2005. Under Palestinian law, he was to hold the post for sixty days until an election was held. The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas , who was sworn in on January 15, 2005. PASSIA's entry is referenced by other online biographical sources.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Rawhi Fattuh ( , Rawḥī Fatūḥ , also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh ; born 1949) is the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority , following the death of Yasser Arafat on 11 November 2004 until January 15, 2005. Under Palestinian law, he was to hold the post for sixty days until an election was held. The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas , who was sworn in on 15 January 2005. Xinhua News Agency, 13 November 2004 Bio entry appears in the PASSIA (Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs) website, listed as FATTOUH, RAWHI Ahmed Mohammed (1949-) under "Personalities" at "Archived copy" . PASSIA's entry is referenced by other online biographical sources.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Palestinian politician Rawhi Fattuh ( , Rawḥī Fatūḥ , also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh ; born 23 August 1949) is the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority , following the death of Yasser Arafat on 11 November 2004 until 15 January 2005. Under Palestinian law, he was to hold the post for sixty days until an election was held. The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas , who was sworn in on 15 January 2005. Xinhua News Agency, 13 November 2004 Bio entry appears in the PASSIA (Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs) website, listed as FATTOUH, RAWHI Ahmed Mohammed (1949-) under "Personalities" at "PASSIA: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs - JerusalemPASSIA: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs" . PASSIA's entry is referenced by other online biographical sources.
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Palestinian politician (born 1949) Rawhi Fattuh ( Arabic : روحي فتوح , romanized : Rawḥī Fatūḥ , also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh ; born 23 August 1949) is the current Chairman of Palestinian Legislative Council , having held the position since February 2020.He had previously held the same position in 2004, and for that reason he became the interim President of the Palestinian Authority , following the death of Yasser Arafat on 11 November 2004, until 15 January 2005.Under Palestinian law, he held the Presidency only until elections were held. The elections were held and won by Mahmoud Abbas , who was sworn in on 15 January 2005. Fattuh was again elected to the Central Committee of Fatah in December 2016. Bio entry appears in the PASSIA (Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs) website, listed as FATTOUH, RAWHI Ahmed Mohammed (1949-) under "Personalities" at "PASSIA: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs - JerusalemPASSIA: Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs" . PASSIA's entry is referenced by other online biographical sources.
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current speaker of the [palestinian legislative council] and was the interim president of the palestinian autho
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current chairman of palestinian legislative council
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