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'''Ahmed Qurei''' (or Qureia), also known as '''Abu Ala''', was the Speaker of the ] and is currently ] of the ]. | |||
He was born in ] (near ]) to a relatively wealthy family. He joined the ] wing of the ] (PLO) in ]. As a banker, he used his expertise during the ] as the director of the PLO's foreign investment branch and director-general of the PLO's economic branch, helping to make the organization one of the largest employers in ]. He followed ] to ] after the PLO was forced to leave Lebanon. As more senior leaders died, Qurei rose to prominence and was elected to the ] in August ]. | |||
As a member of the Central Committee, Qurei was instrumental in negotiating the ]. He held various posts in the first Palestinian Authority cabinets including Minister of Economy & Trade and Minister of Industry. He was also responsible for a development plan for the Palestinian territories submitted to the World Bank in ]. He also founded and became director of the ] (PECDAR) in ] in order to help garner money from international donors. Soon after, he was elected to the PLC and was elected Speaker in March ]. | |||
After the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister ] on ], ], Arafat nominated him to fill the post. Qurei said he would only accept the job if Washington "guarantees Israeli compliance with a U.S.-backed peace plan, including a halt to military strikes." | |||
He was appointed by an emergency decree on ], sworn in on ], but already on ] threatened his resignation due to a dispute with Arafat over control of the security services. The emergency cabinet's term expired on ] and Qurei declared that he was willing to lead a new cabinet provided the support of the parliament could be obtained. He obtained this approval on ]. | |||
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