Ziad Abu Ein
Ziad Abu Ein | |
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Ziad Abu Ein during a solidarity stand in Ramallah with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails | |
| Minister of Wall and Settlement Affairs without portfolio | |
| In office June 2014 – December 10, 2014 | |
| Deputy Minister for Prisoners' Affairs | |
| In office 2003–2012 | |
| Head of the PLO's Commission Against the Separation Wall and Settlements | |
| In office September 2014 – December 10, 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | Turmus Ayya, Palestine |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Other political affiliations | Palestine Liberation Organization |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ziad Abu Ein, also spelled Ziad Abu Ain, (Arabic: زياد أبو عين; 22 November 1959 – 10 December 2014) was a Palestinian politician. He was a member of the Fatah political party, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and a senior minister in the Palestinian Authority.
He spent years in prison in Israel after being convicted of multiple murders and being sentenced to life imprisonment, but was released in a prisoner exchange deal. He died following an altercation with Israeli soldiers during a Palestinian protest in Turmus Ayya. The circumstances leading to his death are disputed.