Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi

Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi, also known as Abu Zuhdi, was a Palestinian politician and banker. He served as the Minister of Finance of the Palestinian National Authority from 5 July 1994 to 13 June 2002.

Biography

Zuhdi Nashashibi was born on 1925 in Jerusalem in a Nashashibi family. He worked in Commercial Bank of Syria.
Zuhdi Nashashibi started his career at Syrian Ba'ath Party in early sixties. Later, he became a member of the executive council of Palestine Liberation Organization. He became the head of its economics department. He was the chairman of Palestinian National Fund too.
Zuhdi Nashashibi returned to his homeland after the Oslo Accords in 1994. He was appointed as the Minister of Finance of the Palestinian National Authority on 5 July 1994. He served in that post until 13 June 2002.
Zuhdi Nashashibi died on 27 January 2020 at the age of 95.