Abeer Odeh () is a Palestinian politician who is the first woman to serve as the Minister of National Economy in the

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. She has held multiple international positions in the fields of finance and economics.

Education

Odeh received her BA in Accounting from

Birzeit University Birzeit University () is a public university in the West Bank, Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as a charitable organization. It is accredited by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Mini ...

, in the West Bank. She received her MBA from the

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(1999–2001), in the United States.Odeh LinkedIn
Accessed 8 June 2021. Odeh is also certified by the

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.Abeer Odeh. World Economic Forum. (n.d.)
World Economic Forum
Accessed 8 June 2021.

Career and activism

Odeh held multiple senior management positions within the private sector and with donor agencies. She worked as an Auditor in the public sector from 1987 till 1995. Odeh worked as a Project Director at the

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from 1998 till 2000. From 2001 till 2009, she worked as Chief Financial Analyst at

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in the West Bank and Gaza. She spent six years working as the Chief Executive Officer for the Palestine Capital Markets Authority (PCMA) (from 2009 till 2015). In 2015, she was appointed the Minister of National Economy in Palestine, becoming the first woman to serve in this position. She served as Minister of National Economy three years. Currently, she is the Ambassador of the

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, since 2019.1, E., & Per favore inserisci il tuo nome qui. (19 May 2021). DICHIARAZIONE DELL'AMBASCIATRICE DELLA PALESTINA IN ITALIA ABEER ODEH. LAGONE
Ambassador to Italy
Accessed 8 June 2021. As a Minister, she chaired the Palestinian Investment Promotion Agency (PIPA), Palestine Industrial Estates and the Free Zones Authority (PIEFZA), and the Palestine Standards Institute (PSI). Odeh is an advocate for Palestinian rights. As Ambassador from Palestine to Italy, Odeh released a statement calling for international support of Palestinian rights. In it, she highlighted Palestine's peaceful efforts to resist, but also noted that it is "understandable for an oppressed people to try to exercise their right to self-defense" (translated from Italian).Redazione, Bertoni, R., Marnetto, M., Notaris, F. D., Ruocco, R., Galgano, I. L., Alasia, B., & Pitino, L. Home. Articolo21
Abeer Odeh
Accessed 8 June 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odeh, Abeer Living people Birzeit University alumni 1962 births People from Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate Ambassadors of Palestine to Italy Palestinian women ambassadors Palestinian women in politics Palestinian women economists Palestinian expatriates in the United States Government ministers of Palestine Women government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Northwestern University alumni