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
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 66–67) 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

1. "Interview with Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh, Minister of National Economy" (PDF). The Portland Trust. December 2009.
2. Murphy, John (24 October 2005). "Reform slow in Palestinian Authority". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
3. "Hasan Abu-Libdeh, PhD" (PDF). Economic Research Forum. March 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
4. Greenberg, Joel (11 December 1997). "Palestinian Census Ignites Controversy Over Jerusalem". The New York Times.
5. Assadi, Mohammed (23 April 2008). "Palestinian conference to raise $600 million for Gaza". Reuters. Ramallah.
6. Schanzer, Jonathan (14 December 2011). "The End of Fayyadism". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
7. Abu Toameh, Khaled (29 November 2011). "PA Economy Minister Charged with Corruption". Retrieved 18 February 2019.