Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh (; born 17 January 1958) is a Palestinian politician, academic, and economist who served as

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of the

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and the

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from 2019 to 2024. On 26 February 2024, he and his government announced their resignation, remaining in office in a demissionary capacity until a new government was formed on 31 March 2024. Elected to

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's Central Committee in the 2009 and 2016 elections, Shtayyeh is aligned with

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President

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. Shtayyeh was named a minister of

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(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

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in 1991 and 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 graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in business administration and economics in 1981. He then attended the

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at the

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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

Shtayyeh was appointed prime minister in March 2019, and took office on 13 April. During his premiership, he has pursued peace negotiations between

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, which de facto controls the

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, and the Palestinian central government in the

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. When heads of state from the 55-member

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met for a two-day summit in February 2022, Shtayyeh urged the African Union to remove Israel's observer status. On 26 February 2024, in the midst of the ongoing

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and its spillover in the West Bank, Shtayyeh announced he would resign, citing dissatisfaction with the current situation in the region and the need for "new governmental and political arrangements" as well as the full extension of Palestinian Authority control over the

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. Shtayyeh further underlined unity and consensus between different Palestinian groups had become more urgent in the light of the ongoing genocide and starvation in the

. He remained in office as caretaker prime minister until President

appointed Mohammad Mustafa as his replacement.

Boards and Commissions

* President, Board of Trustees, Arab American University,

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

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* Member, Board of Trustees, Al Najah University,

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* 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

* AlMokhtasar Fi Tareekh Falastin, Dar Alshorouk Beirut 2015 (in Arabic) * Israeli Settlements and the Erosion of the Two- States Solution. Dar Alshorouk Beirut 2015 * ''Gaza Strip Reconstruction and Development plan'', PECDAR, 2014. * ''Jerusalem Strategic Development plan'', PECDAR, 2013. * ''The Palestinian Economy in the Transitional Period.'' PECDAR, 3d ed., 2010, 2011. * ''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. * ''The Economies of Islamic Waqf in the Lands of the Palestinian Authority'', (with Abdul Aziz Douri & Nael Mousa), PECDAR, 1st ed. 2000 (Arabic) and 2nd ed. 2006 (Arabic). * ''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. * Editor, ''Vision for Palestine,'' PECDAR, Jerusalem, 2005. * Editor, Municipalities and Local Government Units in Palestine – Establishment, Function and its Role in Economic Development, PECDAR, Jerusalem, 2004. * Editor, The Islamic Movements in the Middle East. Palestinian Center for Regional Studies. Al-Bireh, 2000. * ''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. * Editor, The Benelux: A Paradigm for the Middle East? Palestinian Center for Regional Studies. Al-Bireh, 1998. * Editor, Scenarios on the Future of Jerusalem. Palestinian Center for Regional Studies. Al-Bireh, 1998. * Editor, Labor Migration in the Middle East. Palestinian Center for Regional Studies. Al-Bireh, 1997. * ''A’naba: A Palestinian Destroyed Village'', Birzeit University, Research Center, 1992. * ''The Israeli Immigration and Colonial Settlements: A Zero-sum Situation?,'' Peter Demand, ed., The Dynamics of Self-Determination. The Hague, 1991. * ''Ein Karem: A Palestinian Destroyed Village'', Birzeit University, Research Center, 1982.

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 1958 births Living people Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Prime ministers 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 Academic staff of Birzeit University Government ministers of Palestine Central Committee of Fatah members Palestinian Sunni Muslims Interior ministers of the Palestinian National Authority