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Wikipedia: Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen, has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation since 11 November 2004 and became President of the Palestinian National Authority on 15 January 2005 on the Fatah (فتح Fataḥ) ticket. Elected to serve until 9 January 2009, he unilaterally extended his term for another year. Rival political party Hamas announced it would not recognise the extension.
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![Abbas with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. [Abbas with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Barack_Obama_meets_with_Mahmoud_Abbas_in_the_Oval_Office_2009_05_28_1_s.jpg)