Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi
Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi | |
|---|---|
| محمد زهدي النشاشيبي | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 5 July 1994 – 13 June 2002 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Preceded by | Michel Abikarios (1948) |
| Succeeded by | Salam Fayyad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 27 January 2020 (aged 94–95) |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Profession | Politician, banker |
Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi (1925 – 27 January 2020), also known as Abu Zuhdi, was a Palestinian politician and banker. He served as the Minister of Finance of the Palestinian National Authority from 5 July 1994 to 13 June 2002.[1]
Biography
[edit]Zuhdi Nashashibi was born on 1925 in Jerusalem in a Nashashibi family.[2] He worked in Commercial Bank of Syria.[3]
Zuhdi Nashashibi started his career at Syrian Ba'ath Party in early sixties. Later, he became a member of the executive council of Palestine Liberation Organization.[3] He became the head of its economics department. He was the chairman of Palestinian National Fund too.
Zuhdi Nashashibi returned to his homeland after the Oslo Accords in 1994. He was appointed as the Minister of Finance of the Palestinian National Authority on 5 July 1994.[4][5] He served in that post until 13 June 2002.[6]
Zuhdi Nashashibi died on 27 January 2020 at the age of 95.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "منظمات وشخصيات فلسطينية تنعى المناضل الوطني الكبير محمد زهدي النشاشيبي". www.amadps.org (in Arabic). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Nashashibi Family". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b Mattar, Philip (2005). Encyclopedia Of The Palestinians. Facts On File, Inc. p. 331. ISBN 0-8160-5764-8.
- ^ "Arafat Names 14 to Self-Rule Authority". The New York Times. 29 May 1994. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "PLO names 14 to rule Gaza, Jericho". The Baltimore Sun. 29 May 1994. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Arafat Trims and Reshuffles Cabinet". ABC News. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Former finance minister Mohammad Nashashibi dead at 95". Wafa. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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