Historical leaders of Palestine and other associated countries

The following list shows all historical leaders of Palestine starting with the most recent. The definition of leader differs across countries, usually referring to a head of state or head of government. This list shows the person who is publicly recognized as the leader, i.e., the person representing the country internationally and being in charge of running the day-to-day domestic political agenda.

In case the country has seen one or multiple political transformations over time, former governance structures are also listed below.

Leaders of Palestine

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Palestine

Mahmoud Abbas

President

Since Jan 15th, 2005

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Palestine

Rawhi Fattouh

President

Nov 11th, 2004 to Jan 15th, 2005

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Palestine

Yasser Arafat

President

Apr 2nd, 1989 to Nov 11th, 2004

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