Place and date of birth

Nablus; April 12,1952

Marital status

Married; three children

Education

BSc Science, American University of Brirut-1975

MBA; St. Edward's University ?1980

PhD (Economics), University of Texas at Austin ? 1986

Work experience

Private sector ? Amman (1975-1979); Several teaching and research assignments at the University of Texas at Austin and Yarmouk University (1983- 1986); Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (1986)

IMF career

Assistant to Executive Director (1987-1991)

Advisor to Executive Director (1992-1995)

Resident Representative (West Bank and Gaza Strip (1996-2001)

Arab Bank

Regional Manager , Arab Bank-Palestine (2002)

PNA

Minister of Finance since June 9, 2002

PNA

Head of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF)

PNA

Head of the Board of Directors of the Insurance & Pension Corporation