Nasser al-Qudwa

Nasser Al Qudwa (Arabic: ناصر القدوة‎), also spelled Nasser Al-Kidwa,[1] (born 1953), is the nephew of the late Yasser Arafat.[3]

Nasser Al Qudwa
2nd Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
1991 – 2005[1]
PresidentYasser Arafat
Rawhi Fattouh
Preceded byZuhdi Labib Terzi
Succeeded byRiyad Mansour
Personal details
Born1953 (age 67–68)
Political partyFatah
Alma materCairo University
Doctor of Dental Medicine and Surgery[2]

Early life and education

Al Qudwa was born in 1953. He attended Cairo University, graduating with a degree in dentistry in 1979.[2] Then became an executive member of the Palestinian Red Crescent shortly after.

Career

Al Qudwa joined Fatah in 1969. He became president of the General Union of Palestinian Students in 1974. He is also a central-committee member of Fatah.[4]

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.[2] In 2005, he was succeeded by Riyad H. Mansour, when he became Foreign Affairs Minister in the Palestinian Authority Government of February 2005. Nasser served as United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).[5] Al Qudwa was appointed deputy to Kofi Annan, then special envoy to Syria for the U.N. and Arab League in March 2012.[6] He was responsible for the contacts with Syrian opposition groups.[7] In 2014, Al Qudwa resigned from his position as U.N. Deputy Mediator on Syria.[8] In October 2016 it is rumored Arab states are promoting the idea Al-Qudwa would replace Mahmoud Abbas as head of the Palestinian Authority when the latter is expected to resign.

Personal life

Al Qudwa currently lives in New York City.[9][10] Al Qudwa is the head of the Yasser Arafat Foundation.[11]

See also

References
  1. Former Ambassadors, Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved Jan 11, 2015).
  2. Biographical Notes, United Nations, retrieved 22 January 2015
  3. "Profile: Nasser al-Kidwa". Asharq Alawsat. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. Levinson, Charles (12 October 2010). "Opposition Mounts Against Abbas". The Wall Street Journal. Ramallah. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. UN Press Release. United Nations. 17 MGeneral Union of Palestinian Students arch 2012
  6. "Kofi Annan to head to Syria on Saturday as Russia and China step up peace efforts". Al Arabiya. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  7. "Annan deputy blocked by Damascus". Rappler. Agence France-Presse. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  8. U.N. deputy mediator on Syria Nasser al-Kidwa resigns, Al Arabiya, 3 February 2014, retrieved 22 January 2015
  9. Nasser al-Kidwa Cripes, Corey. University of Texas. 14 October 1999
  10. Biographies of Palestinian political leaders Archived 25 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Middle East Reference.
  11. "Arafat's Death Revisited; Israel Completes Separation Wall". MIFTAH. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.


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