Samir Abu Eisheh

Samir Abu Eisheh
سمير أبو عيشة
Minister of Planning
In office
29 March 2006 – 14 June 2007
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Preceded byGhassan Khatib
Succeeded bySamir Abdullah
Acting Minister of Finance
In office
January 2007 – 17 March 2007
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Preceded byYousef Rizqa (acting)
Succeeded bySalam Fayyad
Personal details
Born (1960-08-25) 25 August 1960
PartyHamas
Alma materUniversity of Jordan (bachelor's)
Pennsylvania State University (master's, PhD)
OccupationPolitician, civil engineer, professor

Samir Abu Eisheh (Arabic: سمير أبو عيشة; born 25 August 1960) is a Palestinian politician, civil engineer and professor. He served as the Minister of Planning in the Tenth Government and Eleventh (National Unity) Government of Palestine (2006–2007). He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a PhD in civil engineering. Abu Eisheh also served as a consultant to several Palestinian institutions including the Ministry of Planning as well as several other institutions locally and internationally before being the Minister of Planning. He also spent some time as a visiting professor in a number of US and European universities. He is the publisher of more than 60 research studies and articles on civil engineering and planning.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Abu Eisheh, Samir (1960-)". Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-05-09.