Bassem Khoury is the former Palestinian Minister of Economy and chairman of Pharmacare Group.[1][2] He is a member of the Administrative Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Birzeit University.[3]
Khoury was born in 1960 in Jordan.[4] His family were displaced from the Galilee during the Nakba.[4]
Khoury founded the Pharma pharmaceutical factory in 1985.[3] He established the Palestine Insurance Company in 1996.[3] He established National Company for Agro-Industries in 2007.[3] He is a former chairman of the Palestinian Pharmaceutical Association.[3] He is the former president of the Palestinian Federation of Industries.[3]
Khoury stated Israel was choking the Palestinian economy.[5] He resigned from the post of Minister of Economy to protest the Palestinian authority decision to not review the Goldstone Report in March 2009.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Interview with Bassem Khoury | The American Task Force on Palestine". www.americantaskforce.org. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Interview with Dr. Bassem Khoury". Issuu. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mr. Bassim Khoury". Birzeit University. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Bassim Subhi Khoury". This Week in Palestine. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Khoury: Israel choking Palestinian economy". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ AFP (2009-10-03). "Palestinian economy minister resigns". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-06-16.