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Abdul Latif Salah

Personal Info

  • Country of residence: Palestine
  • Gender: Male
  • Born in: 1882
  • Age: 140
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Abd al-Latif Musleh Salah (1882-1960) is a Palestinian politician and human rights activist. He was born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm. He is one of the men of the Palestinian national movement, and one of the most prominent Palestinian figures in the twentieth century. He is the founder of the Institute of Law in Damascus, the Palestinian People’s Party, the National Bloc Party, and the Jordanian Bar Association. He is a member of the Jordanian Senate.

 

His upbringing and education

Abd al-Latif Musleh Salah was born in the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank in 1882 at the end of the nineteenth century AD. He received his education in the schools of his city, Tulkarm, and finished his secondary studies at the Royal Institute in Jerusalem, then joined the Faculty of Law in Istanbul, and graduated from it to become a lawyer.

 

positions and his working life

Head of the Ottoman Council of Envoys.

Member of the first Palestinian Arab Conference that was held in Jerusalem in January 1919.

Founder of the Institute of Law in Damascus, and its first president, as Prince Faisal I and his prime minister, Ali Reda Al-Rikabi, commissioned him, on September 25, 1919, to work on establishing and opening the institute, and assuming the presidency of the institute.

He taught law at the Palestinian Institute of Law.

Member of the Palestinian Islamic Supreme Council in 1922.

Founder and head of the Palestinian People's Party, on April 1, 1925.

Founder and head of the National Bloc Party on April 10, 1935.

Member of the Higher Arab Committee, which was established on April 25, 1936 and consisted of nine major Palestinian national figures.

Member of the Palestinian delegation at the Round Table Conference in London in 1939.

Founder of the Jordanian Bar Association in 1950, and its first president.

The Jordanian Bar Association during the first session of the association, from November 25, 1950 to September 27, 1951.

The Jordanian Bar Association during the second session, from September 28, 1951 to September 25, 1952.

The Kingdom of Jordan sought help in formulating the laws and regulations in force in the Kingdom.

Member of the Second Jordanian Senate, from April 20, 1950 to May 3, 1951. At that time, the council consisted of only twenty personalities.

Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from April 20, 1950 to May 3, 1951.

Member of the Third Jordanian Senate, from September 1, 1951 to October 31, 1951. The council consisted of only nineteen personalities.

Member of the Jordanian National Assembly, from September 1, 1951 to October 31, 1951.

First Capt

Abd al-Latif Salah founded the Jordanian Bar Association in 1950, and he was its first president; Where he became a president for the first two sessions of the association, during the period extending from November 25, 1950 to September 25, 1952. It is noteworthy that the Jordanian Bar Association was operating at that time in both Palestine and Jordan.

 

His writings

Abd al-Latif Salah wrote several books, including the book “Explanation of the Law of Human Trials,” which he published in 1924.

 

his personal life

His nephew is the politician and diplomat Abdullah Amin Musleh Salah, and his nephew is also the Palestinian politician Salah Amin Musleh Salah, who was mayor of Tulkarm during the period (1951-1957) and a member of the first Palestinian National Council.

 

his death and his honor

Abdul Latif Salah died in the Jordanian capital, Amman, in 1960, and in memory of him, a street in Amman was named after him. The Jordanian Bar Association also created the “Abdul Latif Salah Medal,” which is awarded to prominent human rights figures.

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