Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh (Arabic: محمد اشتية; born 17 January 1958)[1] is a Palestinian politician, academic, and economist who served as Prime Minister of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority from 2019 to 2024. On 26 February 2024, he and his government announced their resignation, remaining in office in a demissionary capacity until a new government was formed on 31 March 2024.
Shtayyeh was a member of the Palestinian advance team at the Madrid Conference in 1991 and a member of the Palestinian negotiation delegation on subsequent occasions.[5] He was elected minister of public works and housing for the Palestinian Authority in 2005 and 2008.[6]
Shtayyeh served as a professor of economic development from 1989 to 1991 at Birzeit University. He later became dean of student affairs there until 1993.[9]
From 1995 until 1998, Shtayyeh held the position of Secretary-General of the Central Elections Commission of Palestine.[10] Since 2005, Shtayyeh has been the Palestinian governor for the Islamic Bank.[11] From 2005–2006 and then again from 2008–2010, he was the minister of public works and housing.[6]
As Secretary-General of the Central Elections Commission of Palestine, he negotiated an agreement with Israel in order to cooperate in the conduct of Palestinian presidential and legislative elections.[4]
Prime Minister of Palestine
editMohammad Shtayyeh discussing international relations at the Palace of Nations, Geneva in June, 2019.
Shtayyeh was appointed Prime Minister in March 2019, and took office on 13 April.[12][13] During his premiership, he has pursued peace negotiations between Hamas, which de facto controls the Gaza Strip, and the Palestinian central government in the West Bank.[14]
When heads of state from the 55-member African Union met for a two-day summit in February 2022, Shtayyeh urged the African Union to remove Israel's observer status.[15]
AlMokhtasar Fi Tareekh Falastin, Dar Alshorouk Beirut 2015 (in Arabic)[4]
Israeli Settlements and the Erosion of the Two- States Solution. Dar Alshorouk Beirut 2015[4]
Gaza Strip Reconstruction and Development plan, PECDAR, 2014.[4]
Jerusalem Strategic Development plan, PECDAR, 2013.[4]
The Palestinian Economy in the Transitional Period. PECDAR, 3d ed., 2010, 2011.[4]
A Jerusalem Developmental Vision, PECDAR, 2010.[4]
The Encyclopedia of Palestinian Terms and Concepts, Palestinian Center for Regional Studies, 2009.[4]
Ikleel Men Shawk (Wreath of Thorns) Arab Scientific Publishers. Beirut, 2009. Collection of short stories.[4]
The Economies of Islamic Waqf in the Lands of the Palestinian Authority, (with Abdul Aziz Douri & Nael Mousa), PECDAR, 1st ed. 2000 (Arabic) and 2nd ed. 2006 (Arabic).[4]
Housing Policy in Palestine, Ministry of Public Works & Housing, Ramallah, 2006.[4]
Israel's Disengagement from the Gaza Strip, (with Tim Sheehi & Eyad Ennab), PECDAR, 2006.[4]
Editor, Vision for Palestine, PECDAR, Jerusalem, 2005.[4]
Editor, Municipalities and Local Government Units in Palestine – Establishment, Function and its Role in Economic Development, PECDAR, Jerusalem, 2004.[4]
Editor, The Islamic Movements in the Middle East. Palestinian Center for Regional Studies. Al-Bireh, 2000.[4]
The Future of the Jewish Settlements. Palestinian Center for Regional Studies, Al-Bireh, 2000.[4]
Israel in the Region: Conflict, Hegemony, or Cooperation, Palestinian Center for Regional Studies, Al-Bireh, 1998.[4]
