Ali Jarbawi
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Ali Jarbawi is the current Minister of Planning and Administrative Development of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority
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. Prior to this appointment he worked in government as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad
and supervised the preparation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan 2008-10. He was General Director of the Palestinian Independent Center for Citizens’ Rights from 1997 to 2000, and worked as Secretary General and Executive Director of the Central Elections’ Commission from 2002 to 2004.
in 1981, after receiving his PhD in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati
, and was awarded Professorship in 1996. He has held a variety of senior posts at Birzeit University: including Dean of the Faculty of Law and Public Administration, Dean of Students’ Affairs, Director of the Ibrahim Abu Loghod Institute for International Studies, Director of the Center for Researches and Studies, and Head of Middle East Department.
Dr. Jarbawi also holds two Masters Degrees, in Public Administration and in Political Science, and a Bachelors Degree in Sociology.
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
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. Prior to this appointment he worked in government as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad
Salam Fayyad
Salam Fayyad is a Palestinian politician and Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority of the Palestinian National Authority. His first appointment, on 15 June 2007, which was justified by President Mahmoud Abbas on the basis of "national emergency", has not been confirmed by the...
and supervised the preparation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan 2008-10. He was General Director of the Palestinian Independent Center for Citizens’ Rights from 1997 to 2000, and worked as Secretary General and Executive Director of the Central Elections’ Commission from 2002 to 2004.
Academic career
Dr. Jarbawi joined the Faculty of Political Science at Birzeit UniversityBirzeit University
Birzeit University is a university located in Birzeit near Ramallah, Palestinian territories. BZU is among the foremost tertiary educational institutes in the Palestinian territories and has played a significant role in the Palestinian political dialogue.- History :The institution was originally...
in 1981, after receiving his PhD in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, and was awarded Professorship in 1996. He has held a variety of senior posts at Birzeit University: including Dean of the Faculty of Law and Public Administration, Dean of Students’ Affairs, Director of the Ibrahim Abu Loghod Institute for International Studies, Director of the Center for Researches and Studies, and Head of Middle East Department.
Dr. Jarbawi also holds two Masters Degrees, in Public Administration and in Political Science, and a Bachelors Degree in Sociology.
Published Writings (Partial List)
- Overcoming the Crisis: Towards a new Palestinian Strategy (RamallahRamallahRamallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
: Ibrahim Abu-LughodIbrahim Abu-LughodIbrahim Abu-Lughod was a Palestinian academic, characterised by Edward Said as "Palestine's foremost academic and intellectual" and by Rashid Khalidi as one of the first Arab-American scholars to have a really serious effect on the way the Middle East is portrayed in political science and in...
Institute of International Studies, 2001) - Toward an Electoral System for the Democratic State of Palestine, co-author, (RamallahRamallahRamallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
: Muwatin, 2001) - Teaching Human Rights: A Manual for School Teachers (Jerusalem: UNRWA Publications, 2001)
- The Legal Structure and Democratic Transformation in Palestine (RamallahRamallahRamallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
: Muwatin, 1999). - "Building the Institutions of Civil Society in Palestine", in The Palestinian Situation Thirty Years After 1967 (AmmanAmmanAmman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
: Abdel-Hamid Shuman Foundation, 1998). - "Civil Society in Palestine: The Need for a Reassessment", in Civil Society and Democratic Transformation in Palestine (Ramallah: Muwatin, 1995).
- What Type of Local Government Do We Need? The Palestinian Case (NablusNablusNablus is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 126,132. Located in a strategic position between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center.Founded by the...
: PCSR, 1996). - Critical Review of the Palestinian Developmental Experience (RamallahRamallahRamallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
: Palestinian Studies Project, 1991). - The Palestinian Universities: A Critical Review (Jerusalem: Arab Studies Society, 1986).