President

Omar Shaban Ismail

Economist, Founder and president of PalThink for strategic Studies

Born in Gaza in 1962 , Holds an Egyptian BA degree in Commerce in 1984 and a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of Stirling in Scotland in 1995 . After graduating Omar managed his own accounting consultancy firm and then joined UNRWA as a Project Development Officer. In 1995 he was promoted to initiate and manage the Small Business Training Program in UNRWA. Five years later, Omar Shaban left UNRWA to work with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as a local expert to initiate and manage the Palestinian Federation of Industries. Omar maintains an active interest in the politics of the region and stood for election in the first Palestinian parliamentary elections conducted in January 1996. He established Pal Think for Strategic Studies and serves as board member of various community organizations and initiatives. Omar Shaban is a senior economic advisor, with over 15 years’ experience in management consultancy and private sector development. He participated in various international conferences on economic issues. He has developed manuals and published more than 100 articles in local newspapers and on international websites. During the past few years and on a regular basis, he has been invited by local and international NGOs to speak on various economic, social and developmental topics such as; the Israeli disengagement plan, PA national budget, SMEs development, free trade agreement and industrial zones. He has been interviewed by many well-known international newspapers such as Lemonade, New York Times, the TIMES, Al-Ahram weekly, Washington Times, Christian Science Monitor. Also he has given interviews to many TV and radio stations such as Al-Jazeera, BBC, ABC, NBC, Monte Carlo and Nile news etc.

 

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