Ibrahim Mohammad Khraishi

Ibrahim Mohammad Khraishi (born 1956) is a Palestinian politician and diplomat. He is Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, Palestine's ambassador to Switzerland, and Permanent Observer representing Palestine for the United Nations at Geneva.

Ibrahim Mohammad Khraishi
إبراهيم محمد خريشة
Ibrahim M. Khraishi
the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations at Geneva
Assumed office
2008
the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the international organizations in Geneva
Assumed office
2008
Palestinian Ambassador to Switzerland
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
Born26 March 1956
Tulkarm, Palestine
OccupationDiplomat  • Politician

Early years edit

Khraishi was born in Tulkarm, Palestine on 26 March 1956.[1] He has a degree in medicine from Belgrade University and in international law from the International Center for Human Rights in Strasbourg.[2]

Political and diplomatic life edit

In 1990 he became chairman of the General Union of Palestinian Students. Five years later he was appointed head of the Final Status Negotiations Department of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He was elected to the Palestinian Central Council in 1997 and to the Fatah Revolutionary Council in 2004. He has served as Director of International Affairs in the Palestinian Foreign Ministry.[3]

Khraishi is a member of the Palestinian Coalition for Peace and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. In 2008 he became a Permanent Observer representing Palestine for the United Nations[4] and, in 2010, Palestine's ambassador to Switzerland.[5]

 
Ibrahim Khraishi (right)

References edit

  1. ^ "New Permanent Observer of Palestine to UNOG presents credentials". United Nations. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Ibrahim Mohammad Khraishi". Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Khraishi, Ibrahim Mohammad Mahmoud". passia. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ معًا, وكالة. "إبراهيم خريشة يقدم أوراق اعتماده مراقبا دائما لفلسطين لدى الأمم المتحدة". وكالة معًا الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ^ وفا, وكالة. "السفير خريشي يقدم أوراق اعتماده سفيراً لفلسطين لدى سويسرا". وكالة وفا للأنباء (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 August 2020.