Vice President of Palestine
| Vice President of the State of Palestine | |
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| نائب رئيس دولة فلسطين | |
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| Status | Second highest branch officer |
| Nominator | Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | Four years, at the pleasure of the President |
| Precursor | Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council |
| Inaugural holder | Hussein al-Sheikh |
| Formation | 24 April 2025 |
The vice president of the State of Palestine (Arabic: نائب رئيس دولة فلسطين, romanized: Nayib Raʼīs Dawlat Filasṭīn) is the second-highest-ranking office in the executive branch of the Palestinian government, after the president, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession.[1] Like other countries with a vice president, if the president dies, resigned or is unable to complete his term, then the vice president becomes president.
The president has the authority to appoint the vice president from among the members of the Executive Committee, based on a nomination by the Committee's chairman and with the approval of its members. The president may assign duties to the vice president, relieve them of their position, or accept their resignation.[2]
The position was established on 24 April 2025, during a session of the Palestinian Central Council.[3][4] The decision was approved by 170 members present, with one opposing vote and one abstention.[2] The selection took place on 26 April during a meeting of the Executive Committee, where the current secretary Hussein al-Sheikh expected to be assigned the position.[5]
List of vice presidents (2025–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term | Political party | President | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| 1 |
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Hussein al-Sheikh (born 1960) |
26 April 2025 | Incumbent | 39 days | Fatah | Mahmoud Abbas | [6] |
See also
References
- ^ "Palestinian officials vote to create a vice presidency under Mahmoud Abbas". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ a b "المجلس المركزي يقرر بالأغلبية الساحقة استحداث منصب نائب رئيس اللجنة التنفيذية للمنظمة نائب الرئيس" [The Central Council decides by an overwhelming majority to create the position of Vice President of the Executive Committee of the Organization.]. Wafa (in Arabic). 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Palestinians establish vice presidency post, no candidate named yet". Reuters. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Palestinian officials create vice president position under leader Mahmoud Abbas". France 24. 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ "PA leader Mahmoud Abbas to appoint Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president". The New Arab. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor". Associated Press. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.