Palestine: Abbas appoints Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president and likely successor

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas named a deputy and likely successor on Saturday.

Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed vice president of the state of Palestine and the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) – two newly created positions.

His appointment was approved during a session of the PLO’s executive committee on Saturday.

“Mr President, the trusted guardian. A sincere and obligatory thank you for your trust,” Sheikh wrote in a Facebook post after the appointment.

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