User:AQuPresident/عماد أبو كشك

Professor Imad Fa’iq Abu Kishek (born on August 20, 1966) is a Palestinian politician, man of law, academic, and intellectual. He holds several positions. Currently, he is member of the Palestinian National Council.

Birth and Education
Professor Imad Abu Kishek was born in Tulkarm, Palestine, on August 20, 1966. He received education at Tulkarm schools. He graduated from Al-Fadiliah Secondary School in 1984.

Abu Kishek holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from Al-Quds University and a PhD in Law and Public Policy from Northeastern University, USA. (The PhD Dissertation title is: Human Rights and Democracy in Palestine: their value for the new generation)

In 2015, Al-Quds University endowed Abu Kishek Professorship in Public Policy (Abu Kishek is the only Palestinian who holds this title in Public Policy.)

Positions

 * President of Al-Quds University from March 26, 2014 up to present (Prof. Abu Kishek will remain in this position until 2023 by the decision of the Board of Trustees on June 12, 2019.)
 * Elected member of the Jerusalem Committee at Palestinian National Council
 * Secretary of Al-Quds Fund & Endowment
 * Member of the Palestinian Higher Education Council
 * Chairman of the Committee for Dialogue between Palestine Ministry of Higher Education and Palestinian Federation of Unions of Professors and Employees
 * Board Member of the Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission (Date of appointment: April 4, 2017)
 * Board Member of the Council of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of Jerusalem (Prof. Abu Kishek was elected to this position by the Jordanian Ministerial Council on February 14, 2019, under the directions of King Abdullah II, for his role in preserving the Arab identity of Jerusalem.)
 * Member the Administrative Board of the Palestinian National Library (by the decision of the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, on June 26, 2019.)
 * Deputy Chair of the Board of Al-Quds Academy for scientific Research
 * Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Institute School, Abu Dis, Jerusalem
 * Member of the Executive Committee for the Conference of the Presidents of the Universities of the Islamic World
 * Member of the Board of Trustees of the Palestinian National School of Administration

Publications

 * Human Rights and Democracy in Palestine: their value for the new generation
 * Review of Water Legislation from the Pre-British Mandate Period through the Israeli Occupation
 * Political Papers (published in Al-Maqdisiah)