Ahmad al-Shukeiri was a Palestinian political leader and the first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, serving from 1964 to 1967.
Ahmad Shukeiri
Shukeiri (standing first left) a founding member of Istiqlal circa 1932.
Liberation - Not Negotiation by Ahmad Shukairy, 1966
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
The Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, officially the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, is the leader of the Executive Committee (EC) of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the executive body of the PLO, which was established in 1964. The Chairman represents the PLO and the Palestinian people before the international community, including the United Nations. The Chairman is chosen by the members of the PLO EC. Since 29 October 2004, Mahmoud Abbas has been the Chairman of the PLO EC.
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Image: Ahmad Shukeiri cropped
Image: Leader of the PLO, Yasser Arafat, 1996 Dan Hadani Archive
Image: Mahmoud Abbas May 2018