Mamdouh Al Aker | |
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Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
Education | |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Medical career | |
Profession | Physician |
Institutions | |
Sub-specialties | Urology |
Research | Surgical urology |
Mamdouh Al Aker (born 1943) is a Palestinian physician and politician. He was part of several delegations in the meetings with Israel and served as a member of the Palestinian Higher Education Council between 1994 and 2018.
Al Aker was born in Nablus, Mandatory Palestine, in 1943. [1] He graduated from the Medical School of Cairo University in 1969. [1] During his university studies he was a member of the Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. [1]
Al Aker became a fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 1977. [2] He received training in urology at King's College Hospital in London from 1979 to 1981. [2]
Following his graduation Al Aker worked in Kuwait as a physician between 1970 and 1973. [1] He continued his profession at Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem after completing his training in London. [2]
Al Aker was a member of the Palestinian delegation in the Peace Conference held in Madrid in October 1991 and in the following negotiations between Palestinians and Israel. [2] [3] He was part of the Palestinian group who developed the Oslo Accords in 1993. [4] However, he left it due to the fact that the proposed agreement did not contain any item to stop Jewish settlements in the West Bank, to have a shared control over the Jerusalem municipality and to free all Palestinian prisoners arrested by Israel. [4] Because of these he became a critic of the [[Palestinian National Authority |Palestinian Authority]] (PA) in 1994 when it was founded. [1] He has also criticized the policies of Israel in the West Bank. [4] He was made a member of the Palestinian Higher Education Council in 1994 and held the post until August 2018. [2] He headed the PA's human rights organization in the 2000s. [5]
Al Aker was the vice president of the Birzeit University and was involved in the establishment of the first Palestinian Medical School at Al Quds University in 1995, being a member of its steering committee. [2] He is a consultant of urology at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem. [6]
Al Aker has been a member of various organizations. [7] He is the cofounder the Mandela Institute for Palestinian Political Prisoners and served as the vice president of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights. [4] He is the treasurer of the Ramallah-based Barenboim-Said Center for Music. [8]
Al Aker was arrested by the Israeli forces several times. They accused him of having connections with the Palestinian resistance groups, and he was imprisoned in 1991 without any formal charge. [4] He was arrested in 2002 and imprisoned for 40 days in solitary confinement. [4]
Mamdouh Al Aker | |
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Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
Education | |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Medical career | |
Profession | Physician |
Institutions | |
Sub-specialties | Urology |
Research | Surgical urology |
Mamdouh Al Aker (born 1943) is a Palestinian physician and politician. He was part of several delegations in the meetings with Israel and served as a member of the Palestinian Higher Education Council between 1994 and 2018.
Al Aker was born in Nablus, Mandatory Palestine, in 1943. [1] He graduated from the Medical School of Cairo University in 1969. [1] During his university studies he was a member of the Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. [1]
Al Aker became a fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 1977. [2] He received training in urology at King's College Hospital in London from 1979 to 1981. [2]
Following his graduation Al Aker worked in Kuwait as a physician between 1970 and 1973. [1] He continued his profession at Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem after completing his training in London. [2]
Al Aker was a member of the Palestinian delegation in the Peace Conference held in Madrid in October 1991 and in the following negotiations between Palestinians and Israel. [2] [3] He was part of the Palestinian group who developed the Oslo Accords in 1993. [4] However, he left it due to the fact that the proposed agreement did not contain any item to stop Jewish settlements in the West Bank, to have a shared control over the Jerusalem municipality and to free all Palestinian prisoners arrested by Israel. [4] Because of these he became a critic of the [[Palestinian National Authority |Palestinian Authority]] (PA) in 1994 when it was founded. [1] He has also criticized the policies of Israel in the West Bank. [4] He was made a member of the Palestinian Higher Education Council in 1994 and held the post until August 2018. [2] He headed the PA's human rights organization in the 2000s. [5]
Al Aker was the vice president of the Birzeit University and was involved in the establishment of the first Palestinian Medical School at Al Quds University in 1995, being a member of its steering committee. [2] He is a consultant of urology at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem. [6]
Al Aker has been a member of various organizations. [7] He is the cofounder the Mandela Institute for Palestinian Political Prisoners and served as the vice president of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights. [4] He is the treasurer of the Ramallah-based Barenboim-Said Center for Music. [8]
Al Aker was arrested by the Israeli forces several times. They accused him of having connections with the Palestinian resistance groups, and he was imprisoned in 1991 without any formal charge. [4] He was arrested in 2002 and imprisoned for 40 days in solitary confinement. [4]