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Marwan Awartani

Politician

Marwan Awartani is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Marwan Awartani · מרואן עוורתאני · مروان عورتانى · مروان عورتاني				[sources]
Other name	مروان مسعود محمد عورتاني				[sources]
Birth date	1949-04-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Anabta				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Palestinian territories				[sources]
Citizenship	Palestinian territories				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Marwan				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6778546				[sources]
Position	Ministro de Educación de la Autoridad Nacional Palestina (2019-2023) · President of Palestine Technical University (2013-2018) · رئيس المكتبة الوطنية الفلسطينية (2025-) · عضو مجلس إدارة المجلس الأعلى للإبداع والتميز (2012-2018)				[sources]
Education	American University of Beirut · Lehigh University				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2024-09-28

Descriptions

Palestinian Minister of Education

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hisham Awartani Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
عضو مجلس إدارة المجلس الأعلى للإبداع والتميز	2012-09-04	2018-02-03

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