Salam Fayyad سلام فياض  MBA PhD
Fayyad with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2008
Prime Minister of Palestine
Incumbent
Assumed office  15 June 2007
President	Mahmoud Abbas
Preceded by	Ismail Haniyeh
Born	1952 Deir al-Ghusun, West Bank
Political party	Third Way

Dr Salam Fayyad (Arabic: سلام فياض‎; b. The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Tzipora Malka "Tzipi" Livni (ציפורה מלכה "ציפי" לבני born 8 July 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister The World Economic Forum (WEF is a Geneva -based Non-profit foundation best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland Davos ( Romansh: Tavau, Italian: Tavate is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is the Head of government of the Palestinian government Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President Ismail Haniyeh ( Arabic: إسماعيل هنية sometimes transliterated as Ismail Haniya or Ismail Haniyah) (born January 1963 is a Deir al-Ghusun (دير الغصون monastery of Christians) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate, located eight kilometers northeast of the The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria The Third Way is a small Centrist Palestinian Political party active in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language 1952) is a Palestinian politician, who on June 15, 2007, was appointed the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is the Head of government of the Palestinian government His appointment, justified by President Mahmoud Abbas on the basis of "national emergency", has not been confirmed by the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the parliament of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President The Palestinian Legislative Council (sometimes referred to as the Palestinan Parliament) the Legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a Unicameral ^[1][2] Until that date, Fayyad had been the Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in the Fatah interim government from 2002. The Finance Minister of the Palestinian Authority is the head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA branch that is in charge of finance Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير A provisional government is an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a previous administration or regime

Fayyad is an internationally respected economist and politician. ^[3][4] Salam Fayyad received his MBA from St. Edwards University in 1980. St Edward's University is a small private Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located south of Lady Bird Lake in Austin Texas. ^[5] Dr. Fayyad has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a student of William A. Barnett and where he did early research on the American Divisia Monetary Aggregates, which he continued on the staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. William Arnold Barnett is an American Economist whose current work is in the field of chaos, bifurcation and nonlinearity in socioeconomic contexts as The monetary aggregates currently in use by the Federal Reserve (and most other Central banks around the world are simple-sum indices in which all monetary components The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that along with the Board of Governors in Washington D Fayyad began his career teaching economics at Yarmouk University in Jordan, before joining the World Bank from 1987 - 1995. Yarmouk University is a University in Jordan. It was established in 1976. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e He subsequently became the International Monetary Fund representative to the Palestinian National Authority until 2001, before becoming its Finance Minister. The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic

Upon resigning as Finance Minister, Fayyad ran as founder and leader of the new Third Way political party in the Palestinian legislative election of 2006 alongside Hanan Ashrawi and Yasser Abd Rabbo^[6]. The Third Way is a small Centrist Palestinian Political party active in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA On January 25 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority Hanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi (b October 8 1946 is a Palestinian legislator human rights activist and scholar Yasser Abd Rabbo (ياسر عبد ربه ( Abu Bashar ابو بشار is a Palestinian politician (b Fayyad and Ashrawi won seats in the PLC.

He is seen as pro-Western and was predicted to be offered the post of Prime Minister of the PNA by both Fatah, and as of January 26, 2006, also by the winner of the elections: the List of Change and Reform (Hamas). The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة In response to the offer, Fayyad presented several conditions to becoming Prime Minister, including that Hamas would recognize Israel, which Hamas declined. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.

On March 18, 2007, Fayyad was appointed Finance Minister of the Fatah-Hamas unity government. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Palestinian cabinet that was formed on March 17 2007 ( المجلس الفلسطيني لآذار 17 2007) by Palestinian Prime Minister ^[1] On June 15, 2007, following the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip, Fayyad was appointed Prime Minister of a new "independent" government (without any Fatah or Hamas members) which is effectively supported by the Fatah and Israel. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Battle of Gaza ( معركة غزّة) was a Military conflict between Hamas and Fatah which took place between June 7 and

This appointment has been challenged as illegal, because while the Palestinian Basic Law permits the President of the PNA to dismiss a sitting prime minister, the appointment of a replacement requires the approval of the PLC. The law provides that after removal of the Prime Minister (in this case, Ismail Haniyeh), the outgoing prime minister heads a caretaker government. Ismail Haniyeh ( Arabic: إسماعيل هنية sometimes transliterated as Ismail Haniya or Ismail Haniyah) (born January 1963 is a The current PLC, in which Hamas holds a majority of seats, has not approved the appointments of Fayyad or the balance of his new government. Fayyad's appointment was never placed before, or approved by the PLC. ^[7]. Haniyeh has operate as Prime Minister in Gaza, and is recognized by a large number of Palestinians as the legitimate caretaker Prime Minister of the PNA. Anis al-Qasem, the Palestinian constitutional lawyer who drafted the Basic Law, is among those who publicly declared the appointment of Fayyad to be illegal. ^[8].

References

External links

• Hamas promises major changes in PLC: "Some Palestinians predicted that Hamas might ask former finance minister Salam Fayyad to head the new cabinet, so as to avoid a boycott by the international community. " — Jerusalem Post, (January 27, 2006)
• Salam Fayyad: Everyone's favorite Palestinian: This article provides much relevant background. The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English-language Broadsheet Newspaper, founded on December 1, 1932 Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. — Haaretz, (April 1, 2007)
• A selection of links and news about the Palestinian Basic Law

Political offices
Preceded by Ismail Haniyeh	Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority 2007 – present	Incumbent

(הארץ "The land" referring to the Land of Israel) founded in 1918 is Israel 's oldest Daily newspaper. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ismail Haniyeh ( Arabic: إسماعيل هنية sometimes transliterated as Ismail Haniya or Ismail Haniyah) (born January 1963 is a The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is the Head of government of the Palestinian government Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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