Walid Assaf

{{Short description|Palestinian politician (1960–2025)}}

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| name = Walid Assaf

| image = Irish support to Palestine.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1960|12|17}}

| birth_place = Kafr Laqif, Jordanian-occupied West Bank

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2025|05|25|1960|12|17}}

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| occupation = Electrical engineer

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| education = University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (BS)

| party = Fatah

| office = Minister of Agriculture

| term_start = 16 May 2012

| term_end = 2 June 2014

| predecessor = {{ill|Mahmoud Al-Habash|ar|محمود الهباش}}

| successor = {{ill|Shawqi Al-Aissa|ar|شوقي العيسة}}

| native_name_lang = ar

| native_name = {{Nobold|وليد عساف}}

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Walid Assaf ({{langx|ar|وليد عساف}}; 17 December 1960 – 25 May 2025) was a Palestinian politician. A member of Fatah, he served as Minister of Agriculture from 2012 to 2014.{{cite web|url=https://info.wafa.ps/userfiles/server/pdf/pal-gov_14_a.pdf|title= تشكيلة الحكومة الفلسطينية 14|work=Government of Palestine|language=Arabic}}

Assaf died on 25 May 2025, at the age of 64.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=25 May 2025|title=الوزير السابق وليد عساف في ذمة الله|url=https://www.maannews.net/news/2140426.html|trans-title= |work=Ma'an News Agency|language=Arabic|location= |publisher= |access-date=26 May 2025}}

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