Qadri Abu Bakr

Qadri Abu Bakr (born 10 January 1953) is a Palestinian politician and the current Minister of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs for the Palestinian Authority. He was appointed to this position in 2014, succeeding Issa Qaraqe.[1]

Qadri Abu Bakr
Minister of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byIsa Qaraqi
Member of the Palestine National Council
Assumed office
2018
Personal details
BornBiddya
NationalityPalestinian
Political partyFatah
EducationBachelor's degree in political science from Beirut Arab University (1991)
OccupationPolitician

He was born on 10 January 1953, in Biddya. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Beirut Arab University, which he obtained in 1991.

He is a member of the Fatah political party and has held various positions throughout his career, including with the Palestinian Preventive Security Force from 1996 to 2008. In 2018, he became the Minister of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, replacing Isa Qaraqi, and also became a member of the Palestine National Council. [2][3]

He has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and was affected from February 13, 2021, to February 28, 2021. He has also held the military rank of major general.[4]

References
  1. "Qadri Abu Bakr | PMW Translations".
  2. "Qadri Abu Baker – Mapping Palestinian Politics – European Council on Foreign Relations". 6 August 2018.
  3. "Qadri Abu Baker assumes office as chairman of Detainees Commission".
  4. "Chairman of Detainees Commission tests positive for COVID-19".
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