Osama Hassan Saad Al-Sadaawi is a Palestinian engineer and entrepreneur who currently serves as the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in the government of Mohammed Shtayyeh.[1]

Osama Al-Saadawi
أسامة السعداوي
Minister of State for Leadership and Empowerment of the State of Palestine
Assumed office
14 April 2019
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Personal details
Born (1964-02-11) 11 February 1964 (age 60)
Rafah
NationalityPalestinian
Political partyFatah
Alma materBirzeit University
Islamic University of Gaza

Early life and education

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Osama Al-Sadaawi was born in the refugee camps of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip. He received his education there, and his origin traces back to the destroyed village of Aqir in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He studied civil engineering at Birzeit University and obtained his bachelor's degree. Later, he earned a master's degree in civil engineering from the Islamic University of Gaza.[2]

Career

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Osama Al-Sadaawi has held several positions, including the position of General Manager of the Palestinian Housing Council in the Gaza Strip.[3] Osama Al-Sadaawi took the legal oath before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Empowerment on April 13th, 2019, in the government of Dr. Mohammed Shtayyeh.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Osama Al-Saadawi". An-Najah News. 25 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Osama Al-Saadawi". Sawa News Agency. 13 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ "مجلس الإسكان يستضيف ممول برنامج دعم التخطيط التشاركي". Dunya Al Watan (in Arabic). Ramallah. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ Melhem, Ibrahim (13 April 2019). "حكومة الدكتور محمد اشتية تؤدي اليمين القانونية أمام الرئيس". State of Palestine Palestine Liberation Organization Official Site (in Arabic). Ramallah. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.