Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi
# Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi

Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi (1925 – 27 January 2020), also known as Abu Zuhdi, was a banker and politician from the West Bank. He was the first Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. He served the post from 1994 to 2002.

## Biography

Zuhdi Nashashibi was born on 1925 in Jerusalem in a Nashashibi family. He worked in Commercial Bank of Syria.

Zuhdi Nashashibi started his career at Syrian Ba'ath Party in early sixties. Later, he became a member of the executive council of Palestine Liberation Organization. He became the head of its economics department. He was the chairman of Palestinian National Fund too.

Zuhdi Nashashibi returned to his homeland after Oslo Accords in 1994. He was appointed as the Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in that year. He served in that post till 2002.

Zuhdi Nashashibi died on 27 January 2020 at the age of 95.

