Jamal Abdul Latif Saleh Al Shobaki, (; Born on 1952 in the city of Idhna) is a Palestinian politician, diplomat and member of Fatah.
Life Al Shobaki was born in the town of Idhna in the Hebron Governorate during the Jordanian annexation of the West Bank to a Palestinian family who immigrated from the village of Beit Jibreen (destroyed during the 1948 war) in the Hebron district. He holds a BA in Geography from Beirut Arab University.
In 1996, Shobaki won 24,346 votes in the Palestinian general elections and became a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
He was appointed Minister of Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of April 2003.The PA Ministerial Cabinet List April 2003 – October 2003 Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre. Archived on 15 December 2003 He was then appointed Minister of Youth and Sports and Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of October 2003Arafat swears in new Palestinian prime minister and Cabinet. Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press, 7 October 2003The PA Ministerial Cabinet List—Emergency Cabinet October 2003 – November 2003. JMCC. Archived on 5 September 2006 and Minister of Local Government in Palestinian Authority Government of November 2003.The PA Ministerial Cabinet List November 2003 Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre. Archived on 3 December 2003
He was a member of the Palestinian Revolutionary Council between 2009 and 2016.
Al Shobaki was ambassador to Saudi Arabia between 2006 and 2013 and ambassador to Egypt between 2014 and 2017. He was later appointed ambassador of the State of Palestine to Morocco. On 26 January 2018, he presented his official credentials to the Moroccan King Mohammed VI.
See also Morocco–State of Palestine relations Embassy of the State of Palestine in Morocco
References
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/world/palestinian-seeks-reform-by-following-the-money.html