Mahdi Abdul Hadi
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Mahdi Abdul Hadi studied law at Damascus University
in Syria
becoming a lawyer on graduation.
In the 1970s Abdul Hadi and Yousef Nasser
founded Al-Fajr newspaper to promote debate about the Palestinian issue. In 1977 he founded the Arab Thought Forum, a Palestinian think-tank that inspired and developed the National Guidance Committee. In the same year Abdul Hadi worked with Bir Zeit University to set up the first Palestinian public relations office. He also served as the elected Secretary General of the Council for Higher Education in the West Bank.
Abdul Hadi obtained his PhD
from the Department of Peace Studies in the School of Social and International Studies at the University of Bradford
in 1984, doing his dissertation on Palestinian-Jordanian relations and subsequently studied at the Harvard School of International Affairs where he was a fellow for one year. Following these studies he accepted the post of special advisor to the Ministry of Occupied Land Affairs in Amman
, Jordan
.
In 1987 Abdul Hadi founded the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
(PASSIA) to provide a forum for the "expression and analysis of a plurality of local and foreign perspectives".
Abdul Hadi has published numerous articles, monographs, and essays and has edited several publications, including, most recently, 100 Years of Palestinian History, A 20th Century Chronology (2001).
University of Damascus
The University of Damascus is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus and has campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 through the merger of the School of Medicine and the Institute of Law , also making it the oldest university in modern-day Syria...
in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
becoming a lawyer on graduation.
In the 1970s Abdul Hadi and Yousef Nasser
Yousef Nasser
Yousef Nasser is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a forward for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-International goals:-Honours:-References:...
founded Al-Fajr newspaper to promote debate about the Palestinian issue. In 1977 he founded the Arab Thought Forum, a Palestinian think-tank that inspired and developed the National Guidance Committee. In the same year Abdul Hadi worked with Bir Zeit University to set up the first Palestinian public relations office. He also served as the elected Secretary General of the Council for Higher Education in the West Bank.
Abdul Hadi obtained his PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
from the Department of Peace Studies in the School of Social and International Studies at the University of Bradford
University of Bradford
The University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...
in 1984, doing his dissertation on Palestinian-Jordanian relations and subsequently studied at the Harvard School of International Affairs where he was a fellow for one year. Following these studies he accepted the post of special advisor to the Ministry of Occupied Land Affairs in Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
.
In 1987 Abdul Hadi founded the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs was founded in March 1987 by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi and by a group of Palestinian academics and intellectuals in Jerusalem. PASSIA is an Arab non-profit institution located in Jerusalem with a financially and legally independent...
(PASSIA) to provide a forum for the "expression and analysis of a plurality of local and foreign perspectives".
Abdul Hadi has published numerous articles, monographs, and essays and has edited several publications, including, most recently, 100 Years of Palestinian History, A 20th Century Chronology (2001).