Yasser Elshantaf ( ar, ياسر الشنتف , ; born January 20, 1983) is a Palestinian- German entrepreneur and political activist.

Early life and education

Yasser Elshantaf was born in Al-Shati camp in

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. His parents became refugees after they fled their homes in

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He studied computer information systems, political science and crisis management. In 2009, he traveled to Germany after winning the Konrad-Zuse-Program as an entrepreneur. The prize was presented by the German Foreign Office, and focuses on

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in the information technology field.

Career

Elshantaf started his career in Palestine as

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and served in various capacities in the field of

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and

strategy Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art ...

. Since 2004, he carried out consulting projects for the World Bank, European Union, and the

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On 29 January 2014, Elshantaf talked to

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about the public concern over

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's growing

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, classification criteria for leading companies, and challenges facing the German private sector. On 29 and 30 March 2012, Elshantaf was invited by the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation and Center for International Peace Operations to a workshop under the title of Corruption and Compliance in

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in North Africa to talk about strategies and best practices for international legal cooperation in the fight against corruption in transitional societies. Elshantaf participated in the 12th German-Arab Business Forum, which was held in cooperation between the Arab-German

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and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.He presented a lecture under the title "

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, the future for Palestine". Elshantaf is a co-founder of the German-Palestinian Business Council DPW e.V.; a member of the International Non-Profit Business Association for CEOs and Entrepreneurs, the

Junior Chamber International Junior Chamber International, commonly referred to as JCI, is a non-profit international non-governmental organization of young people between and years old. It has members in about 124 countries, and regional or national organizations in mo ...

, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Berlin, and the Palestinian Information Technology Association. He has also been involved in many activities supporting the community and the

Palestinian economy The economy of the State of Palestine refers to the economic activity of the State of Palestine. History GDP per capita in the Palestinian territories rose by 7% per year from 1968 to 1980 but slowed during the 1980s. Between 1970 and 1991 l ...

Politics

Elshantaf participated as an electoral candidate in the postponed

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within the independent electoral list "Maan Qadiroon / Together We Can" headed by Dr .Salam Fayyad.

References

External links

Yasser Elshantaf, Diaspora documentary
Alghad TV, 7 April 2018
Yasser Elshantaf, How affecting the new employment law for workers coming from Eastern Europe
Deutsche Welle, Made in Germany - The Business Magazine, 15 November 2017
Yasser Elshantaf, Innovative ideas
Deutsche Welle, Shabab Talk, 3 September 2014
Immigration to Germany
Deutsche Welle, Shabab Talk, 22 January 2014
Yasser Elshantaf, Mobaderoon Entrepreneur Magazine
in Gaza, 2013
Strategies and best practices for international legal cooperation in the fight against corruption, Center for International Peace Operations
in Berlin, 30 March 2012

Donia Al-Watan, 2009
Public Symposium, Geneva 2009. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
in Geneva, 12 August 2009
PED Project, An Assessment of the Outsourcing Capabilities of the Palestinian ICT Industry
April 21 - May 3, 2008

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