Palestine appoints a new ambassador to Iran
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Salam Al-Zawawi is sworn in before the Palestinian president as the ambassador of the State of Palestine in Iran.
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Salam Al-Zawawi was sworn in before President Abbas in Amman
Salam Al-Zawawi, the State of Palestine's ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, was sworn in before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today, Saturday.
The President's Adviser for Diplomatic Affairs Majdi Al-Khalidi and Director General of the Palestinian National Fund, Minister Ramzi Khoury, were present at the swearing-in event, which took place at the President's residence in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
It is worth mentioning that Salam Al-Zawawi is the daughter of former Palestinian ambassador to Tehran, Salah Al-Zawawi.
Al-Zawawi is one of the founding members of the Fatah movement and was the second Palestinian ambassador to Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
She had served as the Palestinian ambassador to Algeria, Brazil, and Kenya before being appointed to Iran in 1980.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
