Hasan Abu-Libdeh
Hasan Abu-Libdeh (Arabic: حسن أبو لبدة; born 1954) is a Palestinian statistician and politician, who founded the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 1993. He served in the Palestinian National Authority as Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, and National Economy.[1]
Hasan Abu-Libdeh حسن أبو لبدة | |
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 Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh (R) meets with the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma (L) | |
| Minister of National Economy of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Minister of Labour of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Director of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics | |
| In office 1993–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 68–69) Arrabeh, West Bank |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Cornell University Birzeit University |
Biography
Hasan Abu-Libdeh was born in Arrabeh, West Bank in 1954. He completed a Bachelor's degree in mathematics at Birzeit University in 1979, and an M.Sc. in mathematical statistics at Stanford University in 1981. Abu-Libdeh later received an M.Sc. in applied statistics in 1986 and a Ph.D. in biostatistics in 1988 from Cornell University.[2] He worked as assistant professor at Birzeit University from 1988 to 1991.[3]
Abu-Libdeh founded the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 1993, becoming its first director and administering its controversial first census in 1997, which he called "as important as the intifada".[4] Alongside his ministerial positions in the Palestinian Authority, Abu-Libdeh served as Deputy Director of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction and twice as Cabinet Secretary.[1] He also worked as chief executive of the 2008 Palestine Investment Conference.[5]
On 29 November 2011, the Palestinian prosecutor-general charged Abu Libdeh with corruption, with charges including breach of trust, fraud, insider trading, and embezzlement of public funds.[6][7]
References
- "Interview with Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh, Minister of National Economy" (PDF). The Portland Trust. December 2009.
- Murphy, John (24 October 2005). "Reform slow in Palestinian Authority". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Hasan Abu-Libdeh, PhD" (PDF). Economic Research Forum. March 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- Greenberg, Joel (11 December 1997). "Palestinian Census Ignites Controversy Over Jerusalem". The New York Times.
- Assadi, Mohammed (23 April 2008). "Palestinian conference to raise $600 million for Gaza". Reuters. Ramallah.
- Schanzer, Jonathan (14 December 2011). "The End of Fayyadism". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- Abu Toameh, Khaled (29 November 2011). "PA Economy Minister Charged with Corruption". Retrieved 18 February 2019.