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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview with Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh, Minister of National Economy" (PDF). The Portland Trust. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2019. 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.
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