Walid Abdel Rahim

Walid Abdel Rahim
1st Ambassador of Palestine to Peru
In office March 4, 2006 – 2014
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Walid Muaqqat
1st Ambassador of Palestine to Ecuador
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hani Al Remawi
2nd Ambassador of Palestine to Uruguay
In office December 5, 2014 – February 10, 2021
Preceded by	Walid Muaqqat (concurrent)
Succeeded by	Nadya Rasheed
Personal details
Born	1955 Zarqa, Jordan
Died	February 10, 2021 Amman, Jordan
Alma mater	University of Havana
Awards	Order of the Sun of Peru

Walid Salim Youssef Abdel Rahim (Kunya: Abu Khaled; Zarqa, 1955 — Amman February 10, 2021) was a Palestinian–Jordanian journalist and diplomat. He served as the first ambassador of the State of Palestine to Peru between 2006 (formally since 2010) and 2014, and to Uruguay from 2014 until his death.

Biography

He studied journalism and media at the University of Havana in Cuba, and worked on the staff of the Embassy of Palestine in Cuba until 2005, when he became chargé d'affaires of the embassy of Palestine in Nicaragua.

On October 31, 2005, he was granted the rank of ambassador and appointed head of the Special Mission of Palestine in Peru. On March 4, 2006, he presented his credentials to the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Óscar Maúrtua.

He is considered the first ambassador of Palestine to Ecuador, where he presented his credentials to then President Rafael Correa on November 30, 2008, as a non-resident ambassador based in Lima.

He presented his credentials as Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Uruguay on December 5, 2014.

On February 12, 2015, he was awarded the Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross, on the occasion of the end of his diplomatic mission in Peru.

Death

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced his death in the Jordanian capital of Amman on February 10, 2021, following a severe illness, and he was buried in the Shafa Badran cemetery, north of the city, on February 11, 2021.