Husam Zomlot
Husam Zomlot | |
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Husam Zomlot in February 2025 | |
| Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office October 2018 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Manuel Hassassian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Husam Said Zomlot 31 August 1973 Rafah Camp, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Residence | London |
| Alma mater | Birzeit University London School of Economics SOAS University of London |
Husam Said Zomlot (Arabic: حسام سعيد زملط, born 31 August 1973) is a Palestinian diplomat, academic and economist. He was appointed Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom in October 2018. Before his posting to the UK, he served as head of the PLO mission to the United States that was closed by President Donald Trump's administration.
Zomlot is a senior member of Fatah, the main Palestinian political movement, and a strategic adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. He previously served as director of Fatah's commission for foreign relations.
Before entering politics, Zomlot was a professor of Public policy at Birzeit University. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University in the US and an instructor at the University of London. He also worked as an economist with United Nations Special Coordinator's Office in Palestine.