Fuad Kokaly (Arabic: فؤاد كوكالي) is a Palestinian politician and diplomat. He was born in 1962 in Beit Sahour, in the West Bank.[1] He was detained by Israeli forces during the crackdown on the Beit Sahour tax resistance.[2] He was the mayor of Beit Sahour[3][4] for several years, and is a member of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy.[5] He also served as the head of the Fatah party in Bethlehem.[6] He is a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and formerly the ambassador of the State of Palestine to Romania.[7]

Fuad Kokaly
فؤاد كوكالي
Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Romania
In office
2014–2021
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Preceded byAhmed Aql
Succeeded byIssam Tawfiq Masalha
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council
In office
January 2006 – ?
Mayor of Beit Sahour
In office
August 2000 – May 2005
Succeeded byHani Abdalmasih
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Beit Sahour, West Bank
Political partyFatah
ProfessionPolitician, Diplomat

References

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  1. ^ "Interparliamentary Assembly On Orthodoxy, biographies". Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  2. ^ Curtius, Mary (November 2, 1989). "PALESTINIAN VILLAGERS ARE DEFIANT AFTER ISRAELI TROOPS END TAX SIEGE". Boston Globe.
  3. ^ KOKALY, Fuad
  4. ^ "Shorn of tourists, West Bank struggles". The Christian Science Monitor. 4 June 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  5. ^ "22ND ASSEMBLY, VIENNA AUSTRIA 2015 | ΔΣΟ | IAO | MAП |_". Interparliamentary Assembly On Orthodoxy. 2015-07-01. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. ^ ""Gaining Perspective in the Holy Land"".
  7. ^ "Misiuni în România | Ministry of Foreign Affairs". www.mae.ro. Retrieved 2018-04-14.