Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (also "Erifat" or "Erakat" or "Arekat"; "Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt" or "ʻRēqāt"; 28 April 1955 – 10 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat. He is the Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO since 2015. He was chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. 