Mustafa Barghouti
Mustafa Barghouti | |
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مصطفى البرغوثي | |
Barghouti in 2007 | |
| Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1954 Jerusalem |
| Political party | Palestinian National Initiative (co-founder) |
| Other political affiliations | Palestinian People's Party (until 2002) |
Mustafa Barghouti (Arabic: مصطفى البرغوثي [musˤ.tˤafa ʔal.'bar.ɣuːθiː]; born 1 January 1954) is a Palestinian physician, activist, and politician who serves as General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), also known as al-Mubadara, and head of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society.
He has been a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 2006 and is also a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council.
In 2007 Barghouti was Minister of Information in the Palestinian unity government. He is an advocate of the use of non-violence and civil disobedience to confront Israel's illegal occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.