Mohammad Mustafa | |
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محمد مصطفى | |
 Mustafa in 2025 | |
| 4thPrime Minister of Palestine | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2024 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Shtayyeh |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates | |
| In office 31 March 2024 – 23 June 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Deputy | Varsen Aghabekian |
| Preceded by | Riyad al-Maliki |
| Succeeded by | Varsen Aghabekian |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Palestine | |
| In office 6 June 2013 – 31 March 2015 Serving with Ziad Abu Amr | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Prime Minister | Rami Hamdallah |
| Preceded by | Azzam al-Ahmad (2007) |
| Succeeded by | Nabil Abu Rudeineh (2018) |
| Minister of National Economy | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 31 March 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Rami Hamdallah |
| Preceded by | Jawad Naji [ar] |
| Succeeded by | Abeer Odeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Abdullah Mohammad Mustafa (1954-08-26)26 August 1954 (age 71) |
| Party | Independent |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Baghdad (BS) George Washington University (MS,PhD) |
Mohammad Abdullah Mohammad Mustafa (Arabic:محمد عبد الله محمد مصطفى; born 26 August 1954) is a Palestinian politician and economist who has served asPrime Minister of Palestine since 31 March 2024. He previously served as the Chairman of the Board of thePalestine Investment Fund (PIF), Senior Economic Advisor to PresidentMahmoud Abbas and an Independent member of theExecutive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization.[1] Previously, he had served as Deputy Prime Minister of Palestine (15th,16th and17th governments; 2013–2015) and asMinister of National Economy of Palestine (17th government, 2014–2015).[2]
Mustafa has international experience with government, global institutions, and academia, from spending around 15 years at theWorld Bank Group in Washington, D.C. Mustafa spent two years as economic advisor to the Government of Kuwait on economic reform and two years as advisor to thePublic Investment Fund in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mustafa also taught as a visiting professor at his alma mater,George Washington University.
Mustafa was born on 26 August 1954 inKafr Sur,District of Tulkarm,Palestine. As a child, his family was uprooted from their home and took refuge in Kuwait. Mustafa went on to earn a bachelor's degree fromBaghdad University in electrical engineering, and a master's degree and Ph.D. fromGeorge Washington University.[3]
Mustafa served as the Chairman of thePalestine Investment Fund. Between 2006 and 2013, Mustafa was also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PIF. Under his leadership, the PIF has become the premier investor in Palestine, having completed c. 60 investments, incentivized $1.2 billion in foreign investment, which has provided Palestinians with c. 75,000 jobs.[4] As CEO of the PIF, Mustafa led the establishment of several leading Palestinian companies including Wataniya Mobile,[5] Amaar Real Estate Investment Company,[6] Al Reehan Real Estate Investment Company, Palestine Power Generation Company, Khazanah Asset Management Company, and Sharakat Fund for Small businesses.
As Deputy Prime Minister, amongst other responsibilities, Mustafa was appointed head of Reconstruction of Gaza following the2014 Gaza War.
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Prior to joining the PIF, Mustafa worked with leading international organizations across global markets. During his time with theWorld Bank Group, Mustafa held several senior positions across sectors including economic development and reform, project finance,private sector development, telecommunications privatization, and infrastructure development. During his tenure at the World Bank, Mustafa took a sabbatical to work as the founding chief executive officer ofPalTel.[7]
In April 2016, Mustafa, wasnamed in thePanama Papers, where it was claimed he usedMossack Fonseca to ensure the transfer of money from Arab countries to the Palestinian Authority.[8]
On 14 March 2024, Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas appointed Mohammad Mustafa as Prime Minister of the first technocratic government in Palestine's history.[9] His appointment was criticized by other Palestinian political factions such asHamas,Palestinian Islamic Jihad, thePopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and thePalestinian National Initiative, who accusedFatah of "forming a new government without national consensus" and describing it as "a reinforcement of a policy of exclusion and the deepening of division".[10] Mustafa was sworn in as prime minister of Palestine on 31 March 2024.
Mustafa is married and has two children.[citation needed]
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| Vacant Title last held by Azzam al-Ahmad | Deputy Prime Minister of Palestine 2013–2015 Served alongside:Ziad Abu Amr | Vacant Title next held by Nabil Abu Rudeineh |
| Preceded by Jawad Naji [ar] | Minister of National Economy 2014–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Palestine 2024–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates 2024–2025 | Succeeded by |
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