Husam Zomlot — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom (since October 2018) and Palestinian Ambassador to the UK (since January 2026).
Previously served as head of the PLO mission to the United States.
Senior member of Fatah and strategic adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Former professor of public policy at Birzeit University and post-doctoral fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
Worked as an economist with the United Nations Special Coordinator's Office in Palestine.
Holds a PhD in International Political Economy from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (2007).

Biography

Dr. Husam Zomlot is a Palestinian diplomat, academic, and economist with extensive experience in international politics and diplomacy since 1996. He currently serves as the Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom, a position he was appointed to in October 2018, and has been the Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom since January 2026. Prior to his posting in the UK, Dr.