Former Palestinian Ambassador to Iran to Be Commemorated
The event has been organized by the Society for the Defence of Palestinian Nation and the Media Culture Center.
Starting at 10 am in the office of the Society for the Defence of Palestinian Nation, the event will mark 40 years of diplomatic and media activities of al-Zawawi.
The Palestinian Ambassador to Tehran, Salah al-Zawawi, bid farewell to Iran in early January, bringing to close four decades of his diplomatic mission in the Islamic Republic.
Al-Zawawi, one of the founding members of the Fatah political party, was the second Palestinian ambassador to Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
He had been holding the post in Iran since 1980. Before, he had severed as the Palestinian ambassador to Algeria, Brazil, and Kenya.
Salam al-Zawawi has been named as Palestine's new ambassador to Iran. She is the daughter of the outgoing ambassador.
