# Walid Assaf

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{{Short description|Palestinian politician (1960–2025)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Walid Assaf
| image         = Irish support to Palestine.jpg
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| caption       = 
| birth_name    = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|df=y|1960|12|17}}
| birth_place   = [Kafr Laqif](/source/Kafr_Laqif), [Jordanian-occupied West Bank](/source/Jordanian_annexation_of_the_West_Bank)
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|df=y|2025|05|25|1960|12|17}}
| death_place   = 
| other_names   = 
| occupation    = Electrical engineer
| years_active  = 
| known_for     = 
| notable_works = 
| education     = [University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore](/source/University_of_Engineering_and_Technology%2C_Lahore) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))
| party         = [Fatah](/source/Fatah)
| office        = [Minister of Agriculture](/source/Ministry_of_Agriculture_(Palestine))
| 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}}
}}

'''Walid Assaf''' ({{langx|ar|وليد عساف}}; 17 December 1960 – 25 May 2025) was a Palestinian politician. A member of [Fatah](/source/Fatah), he served as [Minister of Agriculture](/source/Ministry_of_Agriculture_(Palestine)) from 2012 to 2014.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Assaf died on 25 May 2025, at the age of 64.<ref>{{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](/source/Ma'an_News_Agency)|language=Arabic|location= |publisher= |access-date=26 May 2025}}</ref>

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Category:1960 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Fatah members
Category:Government ministers of Palestine

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