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.

Ibrahim Mohammad Khraishi إبراهيم محمد خريشة
Ibrahim Khraishi
Born	26 March 1956 Tulkarm, Palestine
Occupation	Diplomat  • Politician

Early years

Khraishi was born in Tulkarem, 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

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 Fateh 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

1. "New Permanent Observer of Palestine to UNOG presents credentials". United Nations. 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.