Opening the course for preparing the organizational staff of the Fatah movement in Tunis (1978) in the presence of Yasser Arafat (center), Salim al-Za'nun (two from right), and Abu Maher Ghneim (far right)
Salim al-Za'nun (Arabic: سليم الزعنون; 28 December 1933 – 14 December 2022), also known as Salim Zanoun or Abu al-Adib, was a Palestinian politician.[1] He served as the chairman of the Palestinian National Council from 1993.[2] Al-Za'nun was one of the founders of the Fatah party, and remained a member of its central committee.[1]
Al-Za'nun was born in Gaza on 28 December 1933. He began studying law at Cairo University in 1955. He obtained a diploma in law in 1957, and a diploma in politics and economy in 1958. He was elected by general assent to the presidency of the PNC in 1996, at its 21st Session held in Gaza.[3] He assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Arab Parliament at its 16th Congress in March 2010.[4]
On February 8, 2020, al-Za'nun called on Arab countries during an extraordinary meeting of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union in Amman, to throw more weight behind the Palestinian people, including material, political and parliamentary backing, and to oppose the recently unveiled US move.[5]
Death
Al-Za'nun died on 14 December 2022, at the age of 89 in Amman, Jordan.[6] He is buried at Sahab Cemetery located in Amman.[citation needed]
