Mamdouh Al Aker

Mamdouh Al Aker (; born 1943) is a Palestinian physician and politician. He was part of several delegations in the meetings with Israel and served as a member of the Palestinian Higher Education Council between 1994 and 2018.

Early life and education Al Aker was born in Nablus, Mandatory Palestine, in 1943. He graduated from the Medical School of Cairo University in 1969. He was part of the Palestinian group who developed the Oslo Accords in 1993.

Al Aker was the vice president of the Birzeit University and was involved in the establishment of the first Palestinian Medical School at Al Quds University in 1995, being a member of its steering committee. He is a consultant of urology at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem.

Al Aker has been a member of various organizations. He is the cofounder the Mandela Institute for Palestinian Political Prisoners and served as the vice president of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights.

Imprisonment Al Aker was arrested by the Israeli forces several times. They accused him of having connections with the Palestinian resistance groups, and he was imprisoned in 1991 without any formal charge.