Mahmoud Aloul

Mahmoud al-Aloul (Arabic: محمود العالول) (born 11 December 1950^[3]) is a Palestinian politician who formerly served as the governor of the Palestinian Authority's Nablus governorate^[4] in the Central Highlands of the West Bank from 1995 to 2005. Al-Aloul was elected to the Central Committee of Fatah in August 2009 during the 6th General Conference, and later became Vice Chairman following the 7th General Conference held in 2016.

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Mahmoud al-Aloul
محمود العالول
Al-Aloul in 2020
Vice Chairman of Central Committee of Fatah
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 February 2017
President	Mahmoud Abbas
Preceded by	Position established
Member of Central Committee of Fatah
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2009
Minister of Labour
In office 17 March 2007 – 14 June 2007
President	Mahmoud Abbas
Prime Minister	Ismail Haniyeh
Preceded by	Mohammad Barghouti
Succeeded by	Samir Abdullah
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for Nablus Governorate
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 February 2006
Governor of Nablus Governorate[1]
In office 1995–2005
President	Yasser Arafat
Succeeded by	Saeed Abu Ali
Personal details
Born	(1950-12-11) 11 December 1950 (age 74) Nablus, West Bank, Jordan
Nationality	Palestine
Political party	Fatah
Alma mater	Beirut Arab University (BA)[2]
Profession	Politician, activist

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In early 2018, he was widely discussed as the likely successor to Mahmoud Abbas as President of the Palestinian National Authority.^[3] After the Six-Day War, al-Aloul was arrested by Israel and sent to live in Jordan, where he joined Fatah. He rose within Fatah, and, in the 1970s, moved to Lebanon. There he served under Khalil al-Wazir, as commander of a Fatah brigade that captured eight Israeli soldiers in 1983. The Israeli prisoners were exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli hands.^[3]

According to Aloul, the Palestinians still maintain their belief in armed struggle against the State of Israel.^[5]