Palestinian president names adviser Mohammed Mustafa as PM, Who is Muhammad Mustafa? : Report

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Palestinian president names adviser Mohammed Mustafa as PM

The new 19th Palestinian Prime Minister, and the likely candidate for years to head the government, was unveiled today, Thursday, by a decision issued by President Mahmoud Abbas.

Today, President Abbas’s decision to assign Muhammad Mustafa to head the government that has been suffering from crises for years was announced, while sources confirmed to the “Quds Network” that the decision to choose Mustafa met with great opposition within the Fatah Revolutionary Council and a number of its members, but the decision received approval. Blessed by the United States and some Arab countries, in conjunction with talk about a reform package approved by a number of “supporting countries.”

Who is Muhammad Mustafa?

Muhammad Mustafa was born in 1954 in the village of Kafr Sur in the Tulkarm Governorate. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization since 2022, and holds a doctorate in economics from George Washington University.

Mustafa held the positions of Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy in previous governments. He has served as Chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund from 2005 until today, and is considered one of the figures close to President Abbas.

Mustafa is considered an economic expert, having worked at the World Bank for 15 years, and was appointed by President Abbas as his advisor for economic affairs in the presidential office in 2005.

In 2023, Mustafa was appointed Governor of the State of Palestine at the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development in the State of Kuwait.

What is its relationship to the Panama Papers?

Muhammad Mustafa is considered the only Palestinian whose name was mentioned in the Panama Papers that were revealed in 2016, which revealed a number of leaders of countries and heads of government who own companies and secret bank accounts that played a role in providing legal services to them in a way that helped hide those accounts and make… Tracking is not possible.

At the time, Muhammad Mustafa issued a clarification regarding the circulation of his name in the Panama Papers, expressing his surprise at what was published regarding his name.

The Panama Papers, as they have become known in the media, are a journalistic leak of confidential documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, relating to the external accounts of heads of state and other public and political figures, in addition to prominent people in business, financial and sports affairs.

Mossack Fonseca’s office alleged that it helped heads of state and other prominent figures evade taxes by creating mostly illegal tax shelters.