Nabeel Kassis (Arabic: نبيل قسيس), also transliterated as Nabil Kassis, Nabil Qasis, Nabeel Qassis, etc., is a Palestinian academic and politician from Ramallah. He was born 1945.
Nabeel Kassis | |
|---|---|
نبيل قسيس | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2012–2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Prime Minister | Salam Fayyad |
| Preceded by | Salam Fayyad |
| Succeeded by | Shoukry Bishara |
| Minister of Planning | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Qurei |
| Succeeded by | Ghassan Khatib |
| Minister of Tourism and Antiquities | |
| In office 2002–2003 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Prime Minister | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Abdul Razzak Yehiyeh |
| Succeeded by | Mitri Abu Aita |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| President | Yasser Arafat |
| Prime Minister | Various |
| Preceded by | Hasan Abu-Libdeh |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 Ramallah, Palestine |
| Alma mater | University of Mainz, American University of Beirut |
| Occupation | Academic, politician |
Academic career
editKassis studied in Germany and Lebanon, earning a master's degree from the University of Mainz, and a PhD from the American University of Beirut, both in nuclear physics. He taught physics at a number of universities in Germany, Italy, France, England, Lebanon, and Jordan before joining Birzeit University in 1980.[1] He served as President of Birzeit University from 2004 to 2010.[2]
Diplomatic career
editKassis was a member of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991, and a deputy head of the negotiation delegation at the Washington talks in 1992 to 1993. He later became the Director-General of the Technical and Advisory Committee to the Palestinian negotiation team, established to do preparatory work for the transition to Palestinian self-government. He was a member of the Palestinian delegation on final status negotiations in 1999.[1]
Political career
editAs a proponent of transparency and reform, Kassis was appointed member of the Special Committee for the Investigation of the Auditor's Report in 1997. He later entered government as a political independent, serving as minister of state in 1998, Tourism Minister in 2002, Planning Minister from 2003 to 2005,[1] and Finance Minister from 2012 to 2013.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Nabil Kassis". Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre. January 4, 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ^ "Past Presidents". Birzeit University. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ^ "Palestinian Authority premier Salam Fayyad gives up finance post". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ^ "PA's finance minister quits as West Bank economy worsens". The National (Abu Dhabi). March 3, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-13.