Qadura Fares
Qadura Fares | |
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| Minister for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs | |
| In office 7 August 2023 – 18 February 2025 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Shtayyeh Mohammad Mustafa |
| Preceded by | Qadri Abu Bakr |
| Palestinian Authority Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Qurei |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| In office 1996–2006 | |
| Constituency | Fatah |
| Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Minister of State for the Affairs of Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
Qadura Fares (Arabic: قدّورة فارس) is a Palestinian politician. He was a Palestinian Authority minister without portfolio under Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei from 2003 to 2005, and a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Fatah from 1996 to 2006. He is a close friend, aide and adviser to senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti. Fares is regarded as one of the principal architects of Fatah's 'young guard' movement, who briefly formed the al-Mustaqbal or "Future" list (2005) before joining with Mahmoud Abbas to form a united Fatah list for the upcoming elections.
From 1981 to 1994, Fares was in Israeli prisons, where he became fluent in Hebrew. In 1996, he was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council representing [{Ramallah]] and Al-Bireh.[1]
Fares was not nominated in the united list for the 2006 elections, and ran unsuccessfully as an independent in the Ramallah district. Also, since at least 2011, Fares has been consistently referred to as the "head" of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, so it is unclear exactly what position Fares actually holds as he is not listed as either the President nor the Executive Director of the club, positions clearly identified with other individuals.[2][3]
In 2003, he was appointed Minister of State for the Affairs of Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.[4]
Fares began his term as Minister for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs on 7 August 2023, succeeding Qadri Abu Bakr, who had died in a car accident in early July.[1] Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas fired Fares on 18 February 2025 after he criticized Abbas's move to base payments for the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund, often referred to as "pay-for-slay" on financial need. Hamas described Fares' firing as "submission to Zionist and American dictates."[5][6]
Personal
[edit]Euronews described Fares as popular among Palestinian prisoners.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "تعيين قدورة فارس رئيسا لهيئة الأسرى والمحررين الفلسطينيين برتبة وزير". Euronews (in Arabic). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Newman, Marissa (6 October 2015). "PA official: Abbas won't condemn terror because Israel will say it's not enough". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "The current situation and conditions of imprisonment of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and detention facilities" (PDF). United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine. March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ تشكيلة الحكومة الفلسطينية الثامنية [Composition of the Eight Palestinian Government] (PDF). Wafa (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Abbas ousts PA minister for criticizing Martyrs' Fund shakeup". Jewish News Syndicate. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Abbas fires Palestinian prisoners' head for 'supporting martyrs' fund'". New Arab. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Qadura Fares stated he will respect Barghouti decision not to run for election
- A washington post article that briefly quotes Qadura Fares[dead link]
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