Saeed Abu Ali

Saeed Abu Ali
Governor of Nablus Governorate
In office 2005–2006
Preceded by	Mahmoud Aloul
Succeeded by	Kamal Sheikh
Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate
In office 10 September 2006 – May 2009
Succeeded by	Laila Ghannam
Minister of Interior
In office 19 May 2009 – 2 June 2014
Preceded by	Abdel Razak al-Yehiyeh
Succeeded by	Rami Hamdallah
Personal details
Born	1955 Jenin
Nationality	Palestinian
Children	4
Profession	Politician

Saeed Abdul Rahman Ahmed Abu Ali (Arabic: سعيد عبد الرحمن أحمد أبو علي; born 1955) is a Palestinian politician and jurist. He held important roles in the Palestinian presidency. He was the governor of the governorates of Nablus, Ramallah and Al-Bireh. Also was the Palestinian Minister of Interior, and he currently holds the position of Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab Nations.

Early life and education

Saeed Abu Ali was born in 1955, in the Jenin Governorate, northern part of West Bank, State of Palestine. He studied bachelor's degree in law from Al-Quds University. Then he moved to Tunisia, and joined the Palestine Liberation Organization. He obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism and information, a master's degree in 1989 in political science and a doctorate in law in 1995. In 1992 he got doctorate in international organizations from University of Toulouse, France. In 2015 he received a degree Professor from Al-Quds University.

Career

The positions held by Abu Ali are:

• 1980–1984: Member of the Permanent Delegate of Palestine to the Arab League of Nations.
• 1984–1989: Director of Arab Affairs at the Palestinian Planning Center in Tunis.
• 1989–1995: Adviser to the Embassy of the Palestine Liberation Organization
• 1995–2002: Director General of the Presidential Secretariat.
• 2002–2005: Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Secretariat.
• 2005: Governor of the Ministry of the Interior and National Security and Coordinator for Governor's Affairs.
• 2005: Assistant to the Secretary General of the Presidency in the Ministry of the Interior and National Security to the Palestinian Presidency & coordinator for governorate affairs.
• 2005–2006: Governor of Nablus Governorate.
• 2006–2009: Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate.
• 2009–2014: Minister of Interior.
• 2016–present: Assistant Secretary-General and President of the Palestine Sector and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Abu Ali also worked since 1995 and at various times as a lecturer at the rank of associate professor in several Palestinian universities like Al-Azhar University, Birzeit University and Al-Quds University.

Awards

• On 25 August 2013, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Saeed Abu Ali awarded the Jerusalem Military Star Order.