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The third Yasser Arafat government was the third Palestinian government formed[1] and headed by the President of the Palestinian National Authority Yasser Arafat. It succeeded the second Palestinian government and lasted from August 9, 1998 until the formation of the fourth Palestinian government on June 13, 2002.[2]

The Cabinet of Yasser Arafat's third government consisted of 30 ministers, including Arafat[b] himself amd only one woman, Intissar al-Wazir.[3]

Ministers were not appointed for the Ministries of Education, Youth and Sports, and Religious Affairs and Endowments.[4] Three new ministries were created: the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs, and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.[4]

# Name Image Ministerial Portfolio Party Notes
1 Yasser Arafat
President of the Palestinian National Authority and Minister of Interior Fatah Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee from the previous government
2 Faisal Husseini
Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Fatah Member of the PLO Executive Committee from the previous government
3 Nabil Ali Rashid Shaath
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Khan Yunis from the previous government
4 Saeb Mohammed Saleh Erekat
Minister of Local Government Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Jericho from the previous government
5 Hikmat Hashem Lutfi Zaid Minister of Agriculture Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Jenin
6 Intissar Mustafa Mahmoud al-Wazir
Minister of Social Affairs Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Gaza from the previous government
7 Freih Mustafa Freih Abu Middein Minister of Justice Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Deir al-Balah from the previous government
8 Maher Nashat Taher al-Masri Minister of Economy and Trade Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Nablus from the previous government
9 Jamil Yousef Mislah al-Tarifi Minister of Civil Affairs Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Ramallah and al-Bireh from the previous government
10 Azzam Najeeb Mustafa al-Ahmad
Minister of Public Works Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Jenin from the previous government
11 Abdel Rahman Tawfiq Abdel Hadi Hamad Minister of Housing Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for North Gaza from the previous government
12 Abdel Aziz Ali Abdel Aziz Shahin Minister of Supply Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Rafah from the previous government
13 Rafiq Shaker Darwish al-Natsheh Minister of Labor Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Hebron
14 Riyad Dheeb Saleem Zanoun Minister of Health Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Gaza from the previous government
15 Nabil Mahmoud Yousef Amr Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Hebron
16 Saadi Mahmoud Suleiman al-Karnaz
Minister of Industry Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Deir al-Balah
17 Ali Ibrahim Ghazal al-Qawasmi Minister of Transport Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Hebron from the previous government
18 Mitri Tanas Jaris Abu Aita Minister of Tourism Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Bethlehem
19 Talal Mohammed Abdul Razaq Seder Minister of State Independent from the previous government
20 Imad Abdul Hamid Abdul Hadi al-Falouji Minister of Telecommunications Independent Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for North Gaza from the previous government
21 Yasser Abdul Majid Adib Abed Rabbo
Minister of Culture and Minister of Information FIDA Party Member of the PLO Executive Committee from the previous government
22 Mohammed Zuhdi al-Nashashibi Minister of Finance Independent Member of the PLO Executive Committee from the previous government
23 Munther Salah Minister of Higher Education Independent
24 Yousef Atta Allah Ibrahim Abu Safieh Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for North Gaza
25 Hisham Ali Hassan Abdel Razek Minister of State for Prisoners Affairs Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for North Gaza
26 Ziad Ali Khalil Abu Zayyad
Minister of State for Jerusalem Affairs Fatah Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Jerusalem
27 Hassan Mohammed Ahmed Asfour Minister of State for NGO Affairs Palestinian People's Party Member of the First Palestinian Legislative Council for Khan Younis
28 Bashir Barghouti Minister of State Palestinian People's Party from the previous government
29 Nabil Qassis Minister of State for Bethlehem Affairs Independent
30 Ahmed Abdel Rahman Secretary General of the Cabinet Fatah from the previous government

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Arafat
  2. ^ Was also the Minister of Interior of the Palestine National Authority

References

  1. ^ "تشكيلة الحكومة الفلسطينية الثالثة" [Formation of the third Palestinian government] (PDF). Wafa News Agency | Palestinian News & Information Agency (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "مرسوم رئاسي رقم (4) لسنة 2002م بتعديل تشكيل مجلس الوزراء" [Presidential Decree No. (4) of 2002 amending the formation of the Council of Ministers] (PDF). Electronic reference for official gazette. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Wazir, Intisar Al- (Umm Jihad; 1941–) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "التشكيلات الحكومية في عهد السلطة الفلسطينية" [Government formations during the Palestinian Authority era]. Palestinian Planning Center. 12 August 1998. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Arafat_Government
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