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Walid Abu Ali

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “present ambassador of palestine to pakistan”. Today it says “present ambassador of palestine to malaysia since 2018 and is a non-resident ambassador of palestine in the mal”.
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Walid Abu Ali ( Arabic : وليد أبو علي ) is the present ambassador of Palestine to Malaysia since 2018 and is a non-resident ambassador of Palestine in the Maldives . From 2012 to 2018, he was ambassador of Palestine to Pakistan . On 30 December 2017 he was recalled by the Palestinian Government after sharing a dais with Hafiz Saeed who is wanted by India in connection with the Mumbai Attacks . الاخبارية, وكالة وطن 24. "وليد أبو علي سفيراً لدولة فلسطين في ماليزيا" . وكالة وطن 24 الاخبارية (in Arabic) . Embassy of Palestine, Islamabad . The Express Tribune . 7 October 2013 . "Over 45,000 Palestinian students graduated from Pakistan - Embassy in Islamabad will be built soon - Pakistan will donate Million Dollar" . Pakistan in the World .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “present ambassador of palestine to pakistan”. Today it says “present ambassador of palestine to malaysia since 2018 and is a non-resident ambassador of palestine in the mal”. Read the current article and compare.
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present ambassador of palestine to pakistan

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present ambassador of palestine to malaysia since 2018 and is a non-resident ambassador of palestine in the mal

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