Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh ( ar, محمد اشتية) (born 17 January 1958) is a Palestinian politician, academic and economist who became

prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority The prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority was the position of the official head of government of the Palestinian Authority government, which operated between 2003 and January 2013, when it was officially transformed into the State ...

in March 2019. He is a member of

Fatah Fatah ( ar, فتح '), formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, is a Palestinian nationalist social democratic political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and ...

who was elected to its Central Committee in the movement’s 2009 and 2016 elections and is aligned with Palestinian Authority President

Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas ( ar, مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen ( ar, أَبُو مَازِن, links=no, ), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian Natio ...

. Born in Tell,

Nablus Nablus ( ; ar, نابلس, Nābulus ; he, שכם, Šəḵem, ISO 259-3: ; Samaritan Hebrew: , romanized: ; el, Νεάπολις, Νeápolis) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a populati ...

in 1958, Shtayyeh was named a minister of

Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction The Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR) () is an independent institution established by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. Its main responsibilities are coordination with donor communities in projec ...

(PECDAR), a $1.6 billion public investment fund, in 1996. He served as its director of administration and finance from 1994 to 1996. Shtayyeh was a member of the Palestinian advance team at the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in Madrid in 1991 and was a member of the Palestinian negotiation delegation on subsequent occasions. He was elected minister of public works and housing for the Palestinian Authority in 2005 and 2008,

Education

Shtayyeh holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and economics from

Birzeit University Birzeit University (BZU; ar, جامعة بيرزيت) is a public university in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as charitable organization. It is accredited by the Palestinian Mi ...

, graduating in 1981. He then attended the Institute for Development Studies at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

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, receiving his doctorate in economic development in 1989.

Career

Shtayyeh served as a professor of economic development from 1989 to 1991 at

. He later became dean of student affairs there until 1993. From 1995 until 1998, Shtayyeh held the position of Secretary-General of the Central Elections Commission of Palestine. Since 2005, Shtayyeh has been the Palestinian governor for the Islamic Bank. From 2005–2006 and then again from 2008–2010, he was the minister of public works and housing.

Elections Commission

As Secretary-General of the Central Elections Commission of Palestine, he negotiated an agreement with Israel in order to cooperate in the conduct of Palestinian presidential and legislative elections.

Prime Minister of Palestine

Since becoming prime minister of Palestine in April 2019, he has pursued peace negotiations between

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, which

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controls the

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, and the Palestinian central government in the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

. When heads of state from the 55-member African Union met for a two-day summit on 5 February 2022, Mohammed Shtayyeh urged the African Union to remove Israel's observer status.

Boards and Commissions

* President, Board of Trustees, Arab American University,

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* Member, Board of Trustees, Al-Quds University,

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

* Member, Board of Trustees, Al Najah University,

* Member, Board of Palestinian Academy for Security Sciences of Alistiqlal University * Member, Board of Trustees of Middle East Nonviolence Association * Member, Palestinian Development Fund * Member, National Committee for Voluntary Work * Founding member, Palestine Housing Council * President, Board of Palestinian Economists Association * Advisory Board, Information and Communication Committee, Office of the President * Head, Syria Relief Campaign 2012

Publications

* ''Al Mokhtasar Fi Tareekh Falastin'', Dar Al Shouk Beirut, 2015 (in Arabic ) * ''A Jerusalem Developmental Vision'', PECDAR, 2010. * ''The Encyclopedia of Palestinian Terms and Concepts'', Palestinian Center for Regional Studies, 2009. * ''Ikleel Men Shawk (Wreath of Thorns)'', Arab Scientific Publishers. Beirut, 2009. Collection of short stories. * ''Housing Policy in Palestine'', Ministry of Public Works & Housing, Ramallah, 2006. * ''Israel's Disengagement from the Gaza Strip'', (with Tim Sheehi & Eyad Ennab), PECDAR, 2006. * ''Palestine: Country Profile'', PECDAR, 2006. * ''The Future of the Jewish Settlements'', Palestinian Center for Regional Studies, Al-Bireh, 2000. * ''Israel in the Region: Conflict, Hegemony, or Cooperation'', Palestinian Center for Regional Studies, Al-Bireh, 1998. * ''Private-Sector Credits: Donor Assistance'', PECDAR, Jerusalem, 1998. * ''The Politics of the Middle East Development Bank'', Palestinian Center for Regional Studies, Al-Bireh, 1998. * ''Palestine: Building the Foundation of Economic Growth'', PECDAR, 1st ed. 1987 and 2nd ed. 1998

Awards

* "Chevalier de l'

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", awarded by the President of

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, May 1999. * The Samaritan Medal, awarded by the Samaritan Foundation, May 2009.

References

External links

The National Institute for Administration (NIA)

Islamic Development Bank

9th Cabinet of Palestine State

* ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8099831.stm/ BBC Interview 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shtayyeh, Mohammad Living people 1958 births Fatah members Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Prime Ministers of the State of Palestine Palestinian politicians Members of the Palestinian Central Council People from Tell, Nablus Palestinian economists Alumni of the University of Sussex Birzeit University alumni Birzeit University faculty Government ministers of the State of Palestine Central Committee of Fatah members Palestinian Sunni Muslims