Prime Minister of the State of Palestine

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Prime Minister of the State of Palestine
رئيس وزراء دولة فلسطين
Coat of arms of Palestine
Incumbent Mohammad Mustafa since 31 March 2024
Palestinian government
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	The President
Term length	4 years
Precursor	Prime Minister of the PNA
Formation	6 January 2013
First holder	Salam Fayyad
Salary	48,000 USD annually[1]

The prime minister of the State of Palestine is the head of government of the State of Palestine. The post has been in existence since January 2013, when the Palestinian National Authority was officially renamed^[2] into the State of Palestine and replaced the previous position of the prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority.^{[citation needed]}

Term

The prime minister is appointed by the president of the State of Palestine.

List of prime ministers (2013–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Salam Fayyad (born 1951)	6 January 2013	6 June 2013	151 days	Third Way
2		Rami Hamdallah[6][7][5] (born 1958)	6 June 2013	14 April 2019[a]	5 years, 312 days	Independent
3		Mohammad Shtayyeh[9] (born 1959)	14 April 2019	31 March 2024	4 years, 352 days	Fatah
4		Mohammad Mustafa (born 1954)	31 March 2024	Incumbent	328 days	Independent

See also

• Palestine portal

• Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council
• Leaders of Palestinian institutions

Notes

1. Resigned on 23 June 2013; reappointed on 19 September 2013 and 2 June 2014.

References

1. "قانون مكافآت ورواتب أعضاء المجلس التشريعي وأعضاء الحكومة والمحافظين رقم (11) لسنة 2004 - مركز المعلومات الوطني الفلسطيني". info.wafa.ps.
2. "Abbas Signs Decree to Change PA Name to 'State of Palestine'".
3. "Abbas accepts resignation of Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah". BBC. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
4. "Palestinian unity government sworn in by Mahmoud Abbas". BBC. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
5. "Abbas names new Palestinian prime minister". Al Jazeera English. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
6. "Abbas accepts resignation of Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah". BBC. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
7. "Palestinian unity government sworn in by Mahmoud Abbas". BBC. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
8. Joe Dyke (10 March 2019). "Hamas further sidelined by appointment of new PA premier Shtayyeh". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
9. Joe Dyke (10 March 2019). "Hamas further sidelined by appointment of new PA premier Shtayyeh". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links

• Official website of the Palestinian Prime Minister's Office (West Bank) (in Arabic)