Biography:Hasan Abu-Libdeh
Hasan Abu-Libdeh حسن أبو لبدة | |
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 Hasan Abu-Libdeh (R) meets with the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma (L) | |
| Minister of National Economy of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Minister of Labour of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Director of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | |
| In office 1993–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Arrabeh, West Bank |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Cornell University Birzeit University |
Hasan Abu-Libdeh (Arabic: حسن أبو لبدة; born 1954) is a Palestinian statistician and politician, who founded the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 1993. He served in the Palestinian National Authority as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, and National Economy.[1]
Biography
Hasan Abu-Libdeh was born in Arrabeh, West Bank in 1954. He completed a Bachelor's degree in mathematics at Birzeit University in 1979, and an M.Sc. in mathematical statistics at Stanford University in 1981. Abu-Libdeh later received an M.Sc. in applied statistics in 1986 and a Ph.D. in biostatistics in 1988 from Cornell University.[2] He worked as assistant professor at Birzeit University from 1988 to 1991.[3]
Abu-Libdeh founded the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 1993, becoming its first director and administering its controversial first census in 1997, which he called "as important as the intifada".[4] Alongside his ministerial positions in the Palestinian Authority, Abu-Libdeh served as Deputy Director of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction and twice as Cabinet Secretary.[1] He also worked as chief executive of the 2008 Palestine Investment Conference.[5]
On 29 November 2011, the Palestinian prosecutor-general charged Abu Libdeh with corruption, with charges including breach of trust, fraud, insider trading, and embezzlement of public funds.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Interview with Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh, Minister of National Economy". December 2009. https://www.portlandtrust.org/sites/default/files/peb/minister_hasan_abu-libdeh_interview_0.pdf.
- ↑ Murphy, John (24 October 2005). "Reform slow in Palestinian Authority". The Baltimore Sun. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-10-24-0510240072-story.html.
- ↑ "Hasan Abu-Libdeh, PhD". March 2005. https://erf.org.eg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Hassan_Abu_Libdeh_CV14.pdf.
- ↑ Greenberg, Joel (11 December 1997). "Palestinian Census Ignites Controversy Over Jerusalem". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/11/world/palestinian-census-ignites-controversy-over-jerusalem.html.
- ↑ Assadi, Mohammed (23 April 2008). "Palestinian conference to raise $600 million for Gaza". Reuters (Ramallah). https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-conference-idUSL2368180520080423.
- ↑ Schanzer, Jonathan (14 December 2011). "The End of Fayyadism". Foreign Policy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/12/14/THE-END-OF-FAYYADISM/.
- ↑ Abu Toameh, Khaled (29 November 2011). "PA Economy Minister Charged with Corruption". https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/PA-economy-minister-charged-with-corruption.
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