Ashraf al-Ajrami
{{Short description|Palestinian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ashraf al-Ajrami
| native_name = أشرف العجرمي
| image = Ashraf al-Ajrami, 4D Media Production - Oct 4, 2012.jpg
| caption = Ashraf al-Ajrami in 2012
| office = Minister of Prisoners' Affairs
| term_start = 1994
| term_end = 2002
| president = Yasser Arafat
| predecessor = office established
| successor = Hisham Abdel Razek
| office2 = Member of the Fatah Central Committee
| term_start2 = 2009
| birth_date = 1961
| birth_place = Jabalia Camp, Gaza Strip
| nationality = Palestinian
| party =
| alma_mater = Birzeit University
| occupation = Politician
}}
Ashraf al-Ajrami (born 1961) is a Palestinian politician. He is a member of two political parties, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Fatah.{{Cite web|url=https://palsawa.com/post/194059/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9|title=بالأسماء: تعرف على الحكومات الفلسطينية السبع عشرة|date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313203744/https://palsawa.com/post/194059/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9 |archive-date=2020-03-13 }}{{Cite web|url=https://vision-pd.org/%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A/|title=أشرف العجرمي | مركز رؤية للتنمية السياسية|date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313203433/https://vision-pd.org/%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A/ |archive-date=2020-03-13 }}
Life
Al-Ajrami was born in 1961 in the Jabalia Camp in the Gaza Strip. In the 1980s, he became a member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. In 1994, he was appointed as the Minister of Prisoners' Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, a position he held until 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://fathomjournal.org/author/ashraf-al-ajrami/|title=Fathom – Ashraf al-Ajrami|website=fathomjournal.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://geneva-accord.org/activities/israeli-journalists-meet-with-ashraf-al-ajrami/|title=Israeli Journalists meet with Ashraf al-Ajrami – Geneva Accord}}
After leaving his position as Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, al-Ajrami continued to be active in Palestinian politics. In 2005, he joined the Fatah party, which is the largest political party in the Palestinian Authority. He has been a member of the Fatah Central Committee since 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://libserver.bethlehem.edu/webopac/records/1/86697.aspx|title=Bethlehem University Library::الخطاب الإعلامي الديني وحقوق الإنسان / تأليف أشرف العجرمي|date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313203339/https://libserver.bethlehem.edu/webopac/records/1/86697.aspx |archive-date=2020-03-13 }}