Hasan Abu-Libdeh Explained

Hasan Abu-Libdeh
Term Start1:2009
Term End1:2012
Term Start2:2005
Term End2:2006
Term Start3:2005
Term End3:2006
Term Start4:1993
Term End4:2005

Hasan Abu-Libdeh (; 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]

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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Interview with Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh, Minister of National Economy. The Portland Trust. December 2009. 19 February 2019. 15 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160715113517/http://www.portlandtrust.org/sites/default/files/peb/minister_hasan_abu-libdeh_interview_0.pdf. dead.
  2. News: Reform slow in Palestinian Authority. John. Murphy. The Baltimore Sun. 24 October 2005. 18 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Economic Research Forum. Hasan Abu-Libdeh, PhD. 18 February 2019. March 2005. 19 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219043419/https://erf.org.eg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Hassan_Abu_Libdeh_CV14.pdf. dead.
  4. News: Palestinian Census Ignites Controversy Over Jerusalem. Joel. Greenberg. 11 December 1997. The New York Times.
  5. News: Palestinian conference to raise $600 million for Gaza. Mohammed. Assadi. Ramallah. Reuters. 23 April 2008.
  6. News: Jonathan. Schanzer. Jonathan Schanzer. The End of Fayyadism. 14 December 2011. Foreign Policy. 18 February 2019.
  7. News: PA Economy Minister Charged with Corruption. Khaled. Abu Toameh. 29 November 2011. 18 February 2019.