Samir Abu Eisheh is the former Planning Minister of the Palestinian National Authority

Planning Minister of the Palestinian National Authority

The Planning Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority is the branch of the Palestinian government, that is responsible for cross-sector planning, developing comprehensive development policies with the participation of all relevant Palestinian institutions and to coordinate sector planning in...

 (PNA). He served in the Palestinian Tenth Government and Eleventh (National Unity) Government (2006-2007) as an expert in planning. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...

with a PhD in Civil Engineering. Abu Eisheh also served as a consultant to several Palestinian institutions including the Planning Ministry as well as several other institutions locally and internationally before being the Minister of Planning. He also spent some time as a Visiting Professor in a number of US and European Universities. He is the publisher of more than seventy research studies and srticles on Civil Engineering and Planning.