Majed Al-Zeer is a journalist
1950
Majed Al-Zeer is a journalist, writer, lecturer, author and activist specialising in Palestinian affairs with particular focus on the refugee issue and the right of return.
Majed Al-Zeer was born in Bethlehem on December 8, 1962. He completed his primary and basic education in state of Kuwait at Khalid ibn al-Walid, Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqqas, and Al-Hariri intermediate schools, and attended Hawalli Secondary School.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Kuwait University in 1988, and a Master’s degree in Refugee Studies from the University of East London in the United Kingdom in 2002.
He was active in student movements, serving as the head of the Palestinian Students Association in Kuwait between 1984 and 1986. He has engaged in advocacy for Palestine, with a focus on the issue of Palestinian refugees and the Right of Return. He was also involved in institutional union work in Europe, becoming a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the UK and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). He was co- founder and later served as the Chairman of the London-based Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) between 1996 and 2021, and co- founder and Chairman of the Palestinians in Europe Conference between 2003 and 2021. Furthermore, he became Chairman of the European Palestinian Council for Political Relations EUPAC, and the Vice-President of the General Assembly of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad in 2017.