Dr. Fathi Arafat

Former Academy President

(1997-2004)

In 1968, Dr. Arafat founded the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
In 1967, Member of the Palestine National Council (PNC).
In 1967, Member of Fatah Revolutionary Council.
In 1968, Deputy President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
In 1968, Member of the Council of Arab Ministers of Public Health.
In 1968, Chief Palestinian Delegate to the International Federation of the Red Cross / Red Crescent Societies.
In 1973, Chief Palestinian Delegate to the World Health Assembly.
In 1978, President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
In 1982, Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization - Central Council.
In 1986, Head of the Health Committee of the PNC.
In 1986, Deputy of the General Secretary of the Arab Doctors Union.
In 1988, Deputy President of the Non-Aligned States’ Ministers of Health Council.
In 1992, President of the Palestine Higher Council of Health.
In 1968, President of the General Union of the Palestinian Doctors & Pharmacists.
In 1992, President of the Palestine Academy of Science and Technology.
In 2000, Honorary President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society.