Education
He graduated from the University of Jordan in 1980 and received his Master of Arts from the University of Manchester in 1982.
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He graduated from the University of Jordan in 1980 and received his Master of Arts from the University of Manchester in 1982.
He is the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority and the president of An-Najah National University in Nablus. On 2 June 2013, the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas named him to succeed Salam Fayyad as prime minister. His appointment was not recognized by Hamas, who were not consulted in the decision.
On 20 June 2013, Hamdallah tendered his resignation, which Abbas accepted on 23 June.
Six weeks after that, Abbas asked Hamdallah to form a new government, which he did on 19 September 2013. He was appointed the head of the Palestinian government of 2014 on 2 June 2014.
Rami Hamdallah was born in Anabta in the northern West Bank on 10 August 1958. Hamdallah completed a Doctor of Philosophy in linguistics at Lancaster University in 1988.
He was appointed president of the university in 1998.
During his 15 years" term, he tripled the student enrollment, which now numbers 20,000 students on 4 campuses. He also opened a 400 bed teaching hospital. He served as the secretary general of Palestinian Central Elections Commission from 2002 to 2013.
He was the commission"s deputy chairman in 2011.
He sworn in as prime minister on 6 June 2013 and replaced Salam Fayyad in the post. Only two weeks into the job, however, Hamdallah tendered his resignation, reportedly as result of interference with Hamdallah"s authority by Abbas" aides.
On 23 June 2013, Abbas accepted Hamdallah"s resignation, but appointed him as the head of the interim government. They thought he would be window dressing and he would not accept that."
Six weeks after Hamdallah"s resignation, Abbas asked him to form a new government, which he did on 19 September 2013.
He believes the only investment Palestinians can make is in education.
He is a member of Fatah. However, the British Broadcasting Corporation states that he is a political independent.