Abdel Aziz Duwaik (Arabic: عبد العزيز دويك) is a member of Hamas, and the current Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council since January 18, 2006. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة The Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council is the chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Duwaik was a university professor at An-Najah National University in Nablus on the West Bank. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies An-Najah National University is a Palestinian non-governmental public university governed by a board of Trustees Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria
Duwaik has been arrested many times and was exiled from the Palestinian territories and sent to southern Lebanon along with 400 other Hamas members by the Rabin administration in 1992. Name There are differences of opinion as to what the Palestinian territories should be called Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) [1]
Abdel Aziz Duwaik was arrested by Israel on June 29, 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was later released and then rearrested August 6, 2006. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Duwaik claims he was severely beaten while in custody. Duwaik's lawyers have also claimed that he is being held in unsanitary conditions. [2] In August 2006 Duwaik was charged in Israel for being of being a member of Hamas along with charges of being in contact with Khaled Meshaal, leader of Hamas. Khaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal or Khalid Mish'al (خالد مشعل (b Duwaik claimed that this was a "political trial" and stated that he did not recognize it. Duwaik accused Israel of using "political blackmail" and claimed that his arrest was violation of international law. [2] Duwaik (with some other Palestinian ministers and parliament members) was prisoned in spite of his parliamentary immunity.
| Preceded by Rawhi Fattouh |
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council 2006-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |