Samir Abu Eisheh

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Samir Abu Eisheh
سمير أبو عيشة
Planning Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
In office
2006–2007
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Preceded byGhassan Khatib
Succeeded bySameh al-Madhoun
Personal details
Born1960
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materPennsylvania State University
OccupationCivil engineer, politician

Samir Abu Eisheh (born 1960) (Arabic: سمير أبو عيشة) is the former Planning Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). He served in the Palestinian Tenth Government and Eleventh (National Unity) Government (2006–2007) as an expert in planning. 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 Planning Ministry 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][citation needed]

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