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Ola Farah Awad

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  • Country of residence: Palestine
  • Gender: Female
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Name: Dr. Ola Farah Awad
Current position: Head of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Previous positions: Progression into several positions in the Statistics Bureau, the most recent of which was Assistant to the Head of the Bureau for Planning and International Cooperation

She currently holds the position of President of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and Secretary-General of the Advisory Council for Official Statistics. She has held high-ranking positions at the international level, most notably her position as President of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) for the years 2015-2017, and she is a co-chair of a high-level United Nations team on Partnership, coordination and statistical capacity building for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. It currently represents the Arab region in the high-level United Nations team to monitor indicators of the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan (SDG). It is also a member of many regional and international bodies and organizations, including:

  • Council of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), for the years (2017-2021).
  • American Statistical Association (ASA).
  • Middle East Initiative for Young Leaders of the ASPEN Institute.
  • Data Science Advisory Board at Harvard University.
  • Board of Directors of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training
  • Center for Islamic Countries (SERIC).
  • International Advisory Committee for Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre.
  • Board of Trustees of the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics.
  • Board of Directors of the Union of Arab Statisticians.
  • Program for Women's Strategic Advancement (ProWSA).

 

Nationally, she is the Secretary-General of the Advisory Council for Official Statistics, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Yasser Arafat Foundation, a member of the General Authority of the Palestine Investment Fund, a member of the Advisory Board of the Gender Policy Institute, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Palestinian Economic Policy Research Institute - “MAS”, a member of the Advisory Board of This magazine. week in Palestine, Member of the Advisory Board of August Victoria Hospital, Member of the Board of Trustees of Al-Azhar University, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Palestinian Initiative to Deepen Global Dialogue and Democracy “Miftah”, Member of the Executive Office of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, Member of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Member of the Supreme Council for Creativity and Excellence, as well as Member of the Aman Foundation’s Integrity Award jury, and member of the Permanent Qatari Committee to Support Jerusalem.

She holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Liverpool, a Master’s degree in Applied Statistics from Birzeit University, a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Birzeit University. She has many research and scientific papers on the topics of sustainable development, gender, the labor market, the reality of the Palestinian economy, good governance, data dissemination, managing statistical work in times of crises, and management and communication.

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