Ali Jarbawi

Ali Jarbawi
علي الجرباوي
Jarbawi in 2010
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
In office
16 May 2012 – 6 June 2013
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterSalam Fayyad
Preceded byLamis al-Alami (as Minister of Education and Higher Education)
Succeeded byAli Abu Zuhri (as Minister of Education and Higher Education)
Minister of Planning and Administrative Development
In office
19 May 2009 – 16 May 2012
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Prime MinisterSalam Fayyad
Preceded bySamir Abdullah (as Minister of Planning)
Succeeded byMohammad Abu Ramadan (as Minister of State for Planning and Administrative Development)
Personal details
Born (1954-01-30) 30 January 1954
PartyIndependent
SpouseTafeeda Jarbawi
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati
ProfessionPolitician, academic
CabinetPalestinian National Authority 13th Government
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Ali Jarbawi (Arabic: علي الجرباوي; born 30 January 1954) is a Palestinian politician and lecturer. He is the former Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and the former Minister of Higher Education of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority.

Prior to this appointment he worked in government as a special adviser to the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and supervised the preparation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan 2008-10 (PRDP). He was General Director of the Palestinian Independent Center for Citizens’ Rights from 1997 to 2000, and worked as Secretary General and Executive Director of the Central Elections’ Commission from 2002 to 2004.