Decision No. 285 of 2006 Concerning the Formation of the Committee of Officers of the Palestinian Security Forces

Decision No. 285 of 2006 Concerning the Formation of the Committee of Officers of the Palestinian Security Forces

The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation,

The President of the Palestinian National Authority,

Having reviewed the Amended Basic Law of 2003 and its Amendments,

Having reviewed the Law of Service in the Palestinian Security Forces No. 8 of 2005, particularly Article 17 thereof,

Based upon the powers bestowed upon me, and

In accomplishment of the public interest,

I hereby decide the following:

Article 1

The Committee of Officers of the Palestinian Security Forces shall be formed of the persons whose names are listed below:

Acting Commander-in-Chief of the National Security Forces/ Major-General Suleiman Hilles – as Chairman

Deputy-Head of the General Intelligence/ Major-General Tawfiq at-Tirawi – as Member

Director-General of the Internal Security/ Brigadier-General Rashid Abu Shbak – as Member

Director of the Administration of Officers’ Affairs/ Brigadier-General Mohammed Yousef – as Member

Director-General of the Police/ Brigadier-General Ala’ Husni – as Member

Director-General of the Preventive Security/ Brigadier-General Ziyad Habb ar-Reeh – as Member

Director-General of the Civil Defence/ Brigadier-General Ibrahim ‘Ityani – as Member

Commissioner-General of the National Guidance/ Brigadier-General Mazen ‘Izz ad Din – as Member

Commander of the National Security Forces/ Staff Brigadier-General Nidhal al-‘Assouli – as Member

Director of Training in the Northren Governorates/ Brigadier-General Younes al-‘Aass – as Member

Article 2

All competent authorities, each one within its sphere of jurisdiction, shall implement this decision, which shall enter into force as of the date of its promulgation and shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Issued in the city of Ramallah 11 May, 2006 AD, corresponding to 13 Rabee’ al Akhar 1427 AH.

Mahmoud Abbas

Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation

President of the Palestinian National Authority