# Haidar Abdel-Shafi - Head of the Palestinian delegation at Madrid 1991; physician and legislator

URL: https://allhistories.com/palestine/rulers/haidar-abdel-shafi
Period: 1991–2007
Number in the list: 346
Born-Died: 1919-06-01 - 2007-09-25
Dynasty: Palestine Liberation Organization
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haidar_Abdel-Shafi

Haidar Abdel-Shafi, a Gaza physician and independent nationalist, led the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Conference in 1991 and the Washington talks that followed. He criticized the Oslo Accords and later won a seat in the Palestinian Legislative Council in 1996. He resigned from it in 1997, citing corruption and the lack of progress.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Ahmed Yassin](https://allhistories.com/palestine/rulers/ahmed-yassin)
- Next in list: [Yitzhak Rabin (second term)](https://allhistories.com/palestine/rulers/yitzhak-rabin-second-term)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1991 - [Madrid Conference](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1991-madrid-conference)
- 1993 - [Oslo Accords signed in Washington](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1993-oslo-accords-signed-in-washington)
- 1994 - [Cave of the Patriarchs massacre in Hebron](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1994-cave-of-the-patriarchs-massacre-in-hebron)
- 1994 - [Cairo Agreement creates the Palestinian Authority](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1994-cairo-agreement-creates-the-palestinian-authority)
- 1994 - [Arafat enters Gaza and heads the Palestinian Authority](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1994-arafat-enters-gaza-and-heads-the-palestinian-authority)
- 1995 - [Oslo II Interim Agreement divides the West Bank into Areas A, B and C](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1995-oslo-ii-interim-agreement-divides-the-west-bank-into-areas-a-b-and-c)
- 1995 - [Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1995-assassination-of-yitzhak-rabin)
- 1996 - [First Palestinian general election; Arafat elected president](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1996-first-palestinian-general-election-arafat-elected-president)
- 1997 - [Hebron Protocol divides the city of Hebron](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1997-hebron-protocol-divides-the-city-of-hebron)
- 1998 - [Wye River Memorandum](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/1998-wye-river-memorandum)
- 2000 - [Camp David Summit fails to reach a final agreement](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2000-camp-david-summit-fails-to-reach-a-final-agreement)
- 2000 - [Second Intifada begins](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2000-second-intifada-begins)
- 2002 - [Operation Defensive Shield reoccupies West Bank cities](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2002-operation-defensive-shield-reoccupies-west-bank-cities)
- 2002 - [Construction of the West Bank barrier begins](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2002-construction-of-the-west-bank-barrier-begins)
- 2004 - [ICJ advisory opinion on the Wall](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2004-icj-advisory-opinion-on-the-wall)
- 2004 - [Death of Yasser Arafat](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2004-death-of-yasser-arafat)
- 2005 - [Mahmoud Abbas elected Palestinian Authority president](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2005-mahmoud-abbas-elected-palestinian-authority-president)
- 2005 - [Israel withdraws settlers and troops from the Gaza Strip](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2005-israel-withdraws-settlers-and-troops-from-the-gaza-strip)
- 2006 - [Hamas wins the Palestinian legislative election](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2006-hamas-wins-the-palestinian-legislative-election)
- 2007 - [Fatah-Hamas Mecca Agreement](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2007-fatah-hamas-mecca-agreement)
- 2007 - [Hamas takes control of the Gaza Strip](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2007-hamas-takes-control-of-the-gaza-strip)
- 2007 - [Israel declares Gaza a hostile entity and tightens the blockade](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2007-israel-declares-gaza-a-hostile-entity-and-tightens-the-blockade)
- 2007 - [Annapolis Conference](https://allhistories.com/palestine/timeline/2007-annapolis-conference)