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Farid Abdullah Asaad Al-Jallad (Abu
Abdullah; October 1, 1944 –), a Palestinian politician and jurist, was born in
the Palestinian city of Tulkarm. From 2009 to 2014, he served as legal advisor
to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
His upbringing and life
Farid Abdullah Asaad Al-Jallad was
born in the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank on October 1, 1944. He received
his primary, preparatory, and secondary education in the schools of his city,
Tulkarm, and obtained a doctorate in law.
At the beginning of his life, he
worked as a lawyer in Tulkarm, and he continued in this profession for decades.
His most prominent membership
Member of the Committee for the
Preparation of the Palestinian Constitution.
Member of the Board of Commissioners
of the Independent Commission for Human Rights.
Member of the Board of Trustees of
Al-Haq Organization.
Member of the Council of Shamel
Organization.
Member of the Advisory Committee for
the Development of Judiciary and Law.
Member of the Land Defense Committee
in the Northern Regions.
Member of the Palestinian
Negotiations Committee.
his posts
Al-Jallad was elected in 1989 as
Vice President of the Palestinian Bar Association, and in 1994 he was elected
as its President.
He became the Palestinian Deputy
Minister of Justice in 2003, and on May 14, 2003, Palestinian President Yasser
Arafat appointed him a member of the Palestinian Supreme Judicial Council in
addition to his duties as Deputy Minister of Justice, and he continued to do so
until he was appointed Minister of Justice in the ninth Palestinian government
on February 24, 2005, when he continued until the 27th. March 2006.
On October 15, 2009, Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas appointed him as his legal advisor. On December 1,
2009, Al-Jallad became president of both the Palestinian Supreme Judicial
Council and the Palestinian Supreme Court after being assigned by President
Mahmoud Abbas, and he continued to serve there until he submitted his
resignation at the end of May 2014.
On July 12, 2015, President Mahmoud
Abbas assigned him to head the Supreme National Commission of Inquiry into the
war crimes that Israel launched against the Gaza Strip, and on August 25, 2015,
the Palestinian government assigned him to head the independent international
national commission of inquiry related to the human rights obligations of the
State of Palestine.
Achievements and Awards
decorations
On Friday, May 30, 2014, Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas decorated Al-Jallad with the Palestinian Star of Honor of
the highest degree at the Palestinian Presidency, in appreciation of his
patriotic career.
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