Osama Al Saadawi

Osama Al-Sadaawi was born in the refugee camps of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip. He received his education there, and his origin traces back to the destroyed village of Aqir in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He studied civil engineering at Birzeit University and obtained his bachelor's degree. Later, he earned a master's degree in civil engineering from the Islamic University of Gaza.^[2]

Osama Al-Sadaawi has held several positions, including the position of General Manager of the Palestinian Housing Council in the Gaza Strip.^[3] Osama Al-Sadaawi took the legal oath before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Empowerment on April 13, 2019, in the government of Dr. Mohammed Shtayyeh.^[4] In January 2026, he became a member of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.