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Dr. Jihad Al Wazir was appointed as governor and chairman of the board of the Palestine Monetary Authority in January 2008. His previous positions include chairman of the Palestinian National Committee on Anti Money Laundering; deputy governor and member of the board of the PMA; vice president of the board of trustees of Jenin Arab American University; acting minister of finance November 2005 to March 2006; deputy minister of finance 2004 –2006; member of the Board of the Palestine Monetary Authority; head of the Macroeconomic Policy Committee of the Ministry of Finance and assistant deputy minister and later permanent secretary of the Ministry of Planning.
Dr. Al Wazir was the founder and managing director of the World Trade Centre Palestine and founder and chairman of the first Palestinian Internet Naming Authority, the first independent private-public sector collaborative agency which established and regulated the Palestinian internet domain “.ps”. He served as a member of the Board of the Palestinian Businessmen Association from 1991 until 2001 and was also a member of the Board of the Palestinian Industrial and Free Trade Zones Agency.
Dr. Al Wazir has written and co-authored many papers including “From Occupation to an Independent Monetary Policy: Achievements and Aspirations in Palestine,” “Israeli ‘Disengagement’ and its Impacts on Political and Economic Developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: A Palestinian Perspective,” “Socio-Economic Stabilization Plan 2004-2005,” “Quick Impact Intervention Programme 2003,” and “Emergency Public Investment Plan 2003.” He has a degree in electronic engineering from Marquette University in Milwaukee and a doctorate in business administration from Loughborough University in England.
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