Hanna Siniora (born 6 November 1937) is a Palestinian Christian who lives in East Jerusalem.
[2] An early proponent of dialogue and negotiations with Israel, Siniora has a long history of involvement in pro-peace activities.
[1] For his lifetime commitment to working towards Palestinian-Israeli peace, he was awarded the Order of the Knights of Malta.
[3] Born in Jerusalem in 1937, Siniora completed his Bachelor of Science in pharmacy at a university in Benares, India in 1969, at which time he returned to the West Bank.
In February 1974, he was asked to manage the Arabic language newspaper Al Fajr after its editor-in-chief, Yusuf Nasr, was kidnapped.