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H.E. Mohammad Mustafa

H.E. Mohammad Mustafa
H.E. Mohammad Mustafa
Prime Minister of Palestine

His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Mustafa has been Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 19th government since March 2024. Dr. Mustafa is an independent member of the PLO's Executive Committee and has served as Chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), Deputy Prime Minister, and several senior political and economic positions. He has also worked in many international and Arab public and private economic institutions, including at the World Bank for 15 years in the fields of governance, institutional building, development, policies, and infrastructure development. He has led the institutionalization, launch and management of several leading local and regional funds and corporates.

 

Educational background

  • 1988  The George Washington University, PhD, Management and Economics
  • 1985  The George Washington University, Masters degree, Management
  • 1976  Baghdad University, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

Posts and Achievements

  • 2024 – Present   Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs – 19th Government
  • 2022 – Present   Independent member at the PLO Executive Committee
  • 2015 – 2024. Chairman of the Board, Palestine Investment Fund
  • 2014 – 2015  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy, 16th & 17th Palestinian Governments
  • 2013 – 2014 Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, 15th Palestinian Government
  • 2006 – 2013 Chief Executive Officer, Palestine Investment Fund
  • 1991 – 2005  Expert at The World Bank:
  • Multiple senior positions at the World Bank HQs in Washington, D.C. with the focus on Private Sector Development and Policy Reform
  • Economic Reform Adviser, Government of Kuwait
  • Senior Adviser, Public Investment Fund, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 1995–1996  Founding Chief Executive Officer, Palestine
  • Telecommunications Company (Paltel)
  • 1976-1990  Multiple private sector positions in Kuwait and the U.S

 

Other roles and Memberships

  • Governor of Palestine, The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
  • Chair of the Ministerial Committee, Gaza Reconstruction Donors Conference, October 2014 (Cairo)
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Institute for Palestine Studies, Beirut (Beirut)