The Board of Trustees is formed by a decision of the President of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization / President of the State of Palestine. It consists of a Chair and twenty-one members who possess the necessary expertise, competence, and capability to fulfill their responsibilities in support of the University’s mission. This formation is in accordance with the provisions of Law by Decree No. (6) of 2018 on Higher Education and the University’s Basic Law of 2006 and its 2022 amendments. H.E. President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), may God protect him, issued a decree appointing the Board for its sixth term (2025–2028), chaired by Eng. Adnan Nayef Abdul Rahim Samara, and composed of the following members:
Eng. Adnan Nayef Samara
Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Chairman of the Higher Council for Innovation and Excellence, the President Consultant for Innovation & Excellence Affairs (Chairman )
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Dr. Rula Bandak
Former Minister of Tourism, Vice President of the Council
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Dr. Mufeed Al-Shami
Associate Professor of Leadership Development / Diplomat, Secretary-General of the Council
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Prof. Hani Najem
Coordinator of World Bank Project for Higher Education Development,(Member)
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Dr. Michael Sansour
Director of Rawabi English Academy
Former VP of Bethlehem University (Member)
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Mr. Said Waheed Mohamed Zeidan
CEO/ ULTIMIT Company, (Member)
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Mr. Farid Ghannam
Former Deputy of the Ministry of Finance, (Member)
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Dr. Mohammad Abu Awad
Head of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR), (Member)
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Ms. Dina Masri
Munib & Angela Masri Foundation, (Member)
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Mr. Zaid Jerab
Head of Technology & Operations at Quds Bank, (Member)
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Eng. Hisham Issa
Member of the General Secretariat of the Engineers Union /
President of the Engineers Union in Kuwait /
Former Governor of Palestine at the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
, (Member)
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Dr. Majdi Ezghayyar
Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Honorary Consul of Malaysia to Palestine, (Member)
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Prof. Mustafa Kabaha
Prof. at Open University, (Member)
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Dr. Sania Faisal Husseini
Professor at the Arab-American University, (Member)
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Dr. Ahmed Msha'sha'
General Manager of the Holy Land Takaful Insurance Company, (Member)
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Dr. Hala Bseiso'
Former Minister of Social Development in Jordan, (Member)
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Mr. Mazen Hasasneh
Businessman, member of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization, (Member)
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Eng. Nahed Hassouneh
Vice President of the Engineering Offices and Companies Authority/Gaza, (Member)
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Eng. Musa Hadid
Vice President of the Palestinian National Council/
Former Mayor of Ramallah
, (Member)
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Dr. Saeed Sarahneh
CEO of Istishari Arab Hospital, (Member)
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Dr. Ahmad Soboh
Chairman of the Yasser Arafat Foundation, (Member)
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Ms. Orayb Hamdan
Acting Secretary of the Board of Trustees