Profile

Palestinian political activist, and former Palestinian National Authority information minister and former ambassador to the Soviet Union and Egypt. He served as Information Advisor to PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. He was appointed Palestinian Authority Cabinet member for Parliamentary Affairs. He has authored three books: Testimonies from the Battlefield, chronicling the war in Beirut, 1000 Days in Moscow, chronicling the fall of the former Soviet Union and The Days of Siege and Love.