Palestinian Cabinet
(November 2003)
Ahmed Qureia
(Abu Ala)* - Prime Minister & Information and Muslim Waqf (religious
trust)
Hakam Balawi* - Interior
Minister
Salem Fayyad (Independent) - Finance Minister
Saeb Erekat* - Minister
for Negotiations with Israel
Nabeel Qassis (Independent) - Planning Minister
Nabil Sh'ath* - Foreign
Minister
Ghassan Khatib (Palestinian People's Party) - Labour Minister
Rouhi Fatouh - Agriculture Minister
Zahira Kamel - Minister for Women’s affairs (new position)
Hisham Abdel Razek*
- Minister for Prison Affairs
Naim Abu Humous* - Education
Minister
Mitri Abu Aita* - Tourism
Minister
Azzam Ahmed* - Communications and Technology Minister
Abdel Rahman Hamad* - Housing Minister
Maher Masri* - Minister
of Economy and Trade
Azzam Shawwa*
- Energy Minister
Nahed al-Rayes* - Justice Minister
Jawad Tibi* - Health Minister
Intisar al-Wazir* - Social
Welfare Minister
Jamal Shobaki*- Minister
for Local Government
Yahya Khalaf* - Culture Minister
Hikmat Zeid* - Transportation Minister
Salah Ta’mari* - Minister for Sports and Youth
Jamil Tarifi* - Minister for Civil Affairs
Suleiman Abu Sneineh* - Minister of State for Law
Kadura Fares* - Government Minister Without Portfolio
(* indicates Fatah member)
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