Saeed Abu Ali

Saeed Abu Ali
Saeed Abu Ali
Minister of Interior
	In office; 19 May 2009 – 2 June 2014
Prime Minister	Salam Fayyad; Rami Hamdallah
Preceded by	Abdel Razak al-Yehiyeh
Succeeded by	Rami Hamdallah
Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate
	In office; 10 September 2006 – May 2009
Succeeded by	Laila Ghannam
Governor of Nablus Governorate
	In office; 2005–2006
Preceded by	Mahmoud Aloul
Succeeded by	Kamal Sheikh
Personal details
Born	13 January 1955 (age 71); Jenin, All-Palestine Protectorate (present-day Palestine)
Party	Fatah
Children	4
Education	Al-Quds University; Tunis University; University of Toulouse
Profession	Politician, jurist

Saeed Abdul Rahman Ahmed Abu Ali (Arabic: سعيد عبد الرحمن أحمد أبو علي; born 13 January 1955) is a Palestinian politician and jurist. He headed the governorates of Nablus, Ramallah and Al-Bireh. He was also the Palestinian Minister of Interior, and serves as Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab Nations.

Early life and education

Saeed Abu Ali was born on 13 January 1955, in the Jenin Governorate, northern part of West Bank, State of Palestine. He studied law at Al-Quds University. After moving to Tunisia, he 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 earned a doctorate in international organizations from University of Toulouse, France.

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.