Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Palestine)
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Formed1994
JurisdictionGovernment of Palestine
Minister responsible
- Ahed Bseiso, Minister of Public Works and Housing
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1994 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Palestine |
| Headquarters | Ramallah, Palestine |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing is a government ministry in Palestine. The ministry is responsible for achieving sustainable urban development in the housing and infrastructure sector in Palestine,[1] and it is also responsible for the rehabilitation and maintenance of existing infrastructure, whether left by the Israeli occupation destroyed over the years of its occupation or the destruction caused by repeated incursions and the construction of new ones.[2]
| # | Name | Party | Government | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Housing | ||||||
| 1 | Zakaria al-Agha | Fatah | 1 | 5 July 1994 | 17 May 1996 | |
| 2 | Abdul Rahman Hamad | Fatah | 2, 3 | 17 May 1996 | 13 June 2002 | |
| Minister of Public Works | ||||||
| 1 | Azzam al-Ahmad | Fatah | 2, 3 | 17 May 1996 | 13 June 2002 | |
| Minister of Public Works and Housing | ||||||
| 1 | Azzam al-Ahmad | Fatah | 4, 5 | 13 June 2002 | 30 April 2003 | |
| 2 | Hamdan Ashour | Fatah | 6 | 30 April 2003 | 7 October 2003 | |
| 3 | Abdul Rahman Hamad | Fatah | 7, 8 | 7 October 2003 | 24 February 2005 | |
| 4 | Mohammad Shtayyeh | Fatah | 9 | 24 February 2005 | 29 March 2006 | |
| 5 | Abd al-Rahman Zeidan | Hamas | 10 | 29 March 2006 | 17 March 2007 | |
| 6 | Samih al-Abd | Fatah | 11 | 17 March 2007 | 14 June 2007 | |
| 7 | Muhammad Kamal Hassouna | Independent | 12 | 14 June 2007 | 19 May 2009 | |
| (4) | Mohammad Shtayyeh | Fatah | 13 | 19 May 2009 | 16 May 2012 | |
| 8 | Maher Ghoneim | Fatah | 14, 15, 16 | 16 May 2012 | 2 June 2014 | |
| 9 | Mufid al-Hasayneh | Independent | 17 | 2 June 2014 | 13 April 2019 | |
| 10 | Muhammad Ziyara | Independent | 18 | 13 April 2019 | 31 March 2024 | |
| 11 | Ahed Bseiso | Independent | 19 | 31 March 2024 | Incumbent | |
