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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Nablus on 15 Aug. 1945; youngest son of Fu’ad Abdul Hadi; was educated at a Jesuite boarding school in Lebanon and the Quakers-run Friends’ Boys School in Ramallah, graduating with a high school diploma; then attended the English School in Cairo, obtaining the General Certificate of Education (GEC) in 1965; enrolled the same year at the AUC, graduating with a BA in Economics and Political Science in 1969; returned to Jerusalem and taught Economics and Philosophy at Birzeit University in 1970-71; also taught Economics and Business Admin. at the UNRWA Vocational Training School in Qalandia from 1971-72; in later 1972, joined the US State Dept. as a Middle Specialist, and served there until 1979, first in Washington, Cyprus, Beirut, London, and finally in Amman; during his tenure in Amman, met HRH Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan and became his Press Secretary and Information Advisor in 1979 (until 1999), later also serving as his special advisor (from 1987); was the treasurer of the Geneva-based Independent Commission for International Humanitarian Issues (ICIHI) from 1984-88; retired following the death of the late King Hussein of Jordan in 1999; is a Board of Trustees member of the Arab Management Society in New York, co-founder of the Geneva-based Rights and Humanity; co-founder of the New York-based International Commentary Service, and member of the Washington-based Conference of World Mayors; worked as a consultant for several multi-national firms (incl. Impregilo Corp.; Salini Corp.; Sumitomo Corp., and the Dresdner Bank) until 2001; he is still active in the media and business fields and currently works on publishing a book on his personal memoirs.
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