Jibril Rajoub
Jibril Rajoub | |
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Rajoub in 2007 | |
| President of the Palestinian Football Association | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Al-Afifi |
| Chairman of the Palestine Olympic Committee | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed al-Qudwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jibril Mahmoud Muhammad Rajoub 14 May 1953 Dura, Jordanian West Bank |
| Nationality | Palestine |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | PLO Palestine |
| Branch/service | Palestinian Preventive Security |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | War of Attrition First Intifada Second Intifada |
Jibril Mahmoud Muhammad Rajoub (Arabic: جبريل محمود محمد الرجوب; born 14 May 1953), also known by his kunya Abu Rami (أبو رامي), is a Palestinian political leader, legislator, and former militant. He leads the Palestinian Football Association and the Palestine Olympic Committee. He was the head of the Preventive Security Force in the West Bank until being dismissed (along with the force's chief in Gaza, Ghazi Jabali) in 2002. He had been a member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council until 2009 and was elected to the Fatah Central Committee at the party's 2009 congress, serving as Deputy-Secretary until 2017, before being elected Secretary General of the Central Committee in 2017.