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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Safaa Nasser Al-Din was appointed Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the Government of the West Bank in 2012 in Palestine . She is considered the first woman to hold the position of Minister of Communications in the Arab world.
Her upbringing and educational attainment
Born in Palestine, Jerusalem, on May 5, 1969, and a graduate of the Schmidt School , she completed her university studies at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis , obtained a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, and was appointed as a teaching assistant at Al-Quds University. She completed her postgraduate studies in France with the same specialty, and obtained a master's and doctorate degrees. She worked at the Wajdi Abu Ghraibah Technological Institute as dean and director of the institute. She worked as an advisor to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology and an advisor to several official institutions. In 2010, she worked at Al-Quds University as Dean of Hind Al-Husseini Girls College. On May 16, 2012, she was appointed Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Palestine, and she is considered the first woman to hold the position of Minister of Communications in the Arab world.
Degree
Doctorate in electronic engineering from France .
Specializations
Dean of the Academic College,
Specialized in information technology.
Senior human resources consultant.
General Coordinator of the National E-Government.
Her political life
She was selected and appointed by Salam Fayyad ’s government to serve as Minister of Communications and Information Technology on 5/16/2012 until 2014.
Positions held, general memberships and honorary offices
Member of the Palestinian community - open source - since November 2009.
Member of the Palestinian Association in France from 1998 to 2003.
Student and member since 1997, and professional member since 2004. IEEE.
Palestinian Scholarship Program, scholarships provided by the French Consulate in Jerusalem. September 1995 - August 1999. Full funding is provided for study in France.
BA with honors, April 1994.
She worked at the Wajdi Abu Ghraibah Technological Institute as dean and director of the institute.
She worked as an advisor to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
Member of a national task force for the World Trade Organization, April 2011.
Member of a national committee to develop the population registry and automation since 2011. - Consultant in several official institutions. In the year 2010
She worked at Al-Quds University as Dean of Hind Al-Husseini Girls College.
I worked as a general coordinator for e-government in Palestine.
Member of the advisory group for Palestine’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Member of the jury of the “Made in Palestine” competition in 2008.
Member of the Old Jerusalem Women's Association.
Palestinian Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 5/16/2012.
Confidence in the position of Palestinian Minister of Communications and Information was renewed under the leadership of Dr. Rami Hamdallah on 6/6/2013.
Minister of Communications and her achievements
It has made its mark in many areas, including great efforts being made on several axes to advance the communications sector in Palestine.
9/5/2013 The Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Safaa Nasser Al-Din announced the start of construction of the international mail exchange center.
Adoption of the “Zanar” interchange framework as a reference document in all ministries and government institutions by the Council of Ministers, and the formation of the Zanar National Team led by the Ministry of Communications and a number of other ministries.
Issuing the first revenue stamp in the name of the State of Palestine.
Medals and honors
11/14/2012 The Regional Summit of the Alwani Alliance honored Dr. Safaa Nasser Al-Din, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, the first woman minister in this field.
Reference
Public Sector Modernization through Information and Communications Technology, as the local expert and conducted by Network Dynamics Associates of Weston, Connecticut under a grant to the PA underwritten by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. - E-Government Policy Document 2011, Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Developed in collaboration with the OECD, January 2012.- Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology, National Strategy for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Post 2011-2013
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