Personal Info
- Country of residence: Palestine
Information
Louay Suleiman Naji Shahada (Ghanem) was born on 12/11/1970 in Al-Khader, Bethlehem, where he currently resides. He is married and can be contacted at the phone number 0599230118. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Media, specializing in Communication and Public Relations, from the University of Algiers, obtained in 1994.
Experiences
Worked for one year at the Algerian News Agency in 1994.
Director of Public Relations and Media for the General Population, Housing and Establishments Census Project 1997 at the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics from 1995-1997
Deputy Director of Public Relations at the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics during the year 1998.
Director of Public Relations at the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics from 1999 until now.
Media and Public Relations Advisor to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs 03/01/2005 – 12/31/2005
Assistant National Director for the 2007 Census Media Campaign.
Head of the Cabinet Unit file in the apparatus during the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Coordinator of the Legislative Council file in the apparatus during the years 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Director General of the Cabinet Unit of the Authority, effective from 06/01/2008
Member of the Supreme National Committee for the Legislative Plan of the Council of Ministers.
Assistant National Director for Media Campaign Affairs for the Agricultural Census 2010
Courses
Management Course 1997
Time Management and Crisis Resolution Course 1998
Media Course 1999
Diplomacy Course 2000
Course in Media Issues Related to Women in 1999
Advanced English Course 2
Skills
Ability and full knowledge of ministries, official institutions, their working mechanisms and their officials.
High ability to know the work of the Council of Ministers and the mechanisms for dealing with it
High ability to formulate and prepare explanatory memoranda for draft decisions submitted to the Council of Ministers
Ability to handle workloads and resolve crises.
High ability to manage and lead people.
Ability to organize, plan, develop general policies, supervise, follow up, build a work team, and manage human resources
High ability to develop, implement, follow up and make decisions.
High experience in journalistic writing
High experience in protocol, reception, and organizing conferences, workshops, and international conferences (Statistics and Policy Making Conference, Ramallah 1999), Statistics and Development Conference 2007, and the International Conference on the National Survey System 2009, major national conferences related to gender and children held in 1998 in Ramallah, Gaza, Nablus, and Hebron, many major press conferences related to the apparatus...etc.
Highly experienced in preparing travel arrangements
High ability to communicate and persuade others.
High experience in preparing and editing specialized media magazines and advertising materials.
The ability to convince all state, Arab and local media to respond to work requirements.
High experience in developing and implementing annual and media plans.
High experience in preparing periodic reports (quarterly and annual).
Developing many plans, programs and consultations for the public relations departments of many official and civil institutions.
Participation in many training courses in media and public relations as a lecturer and trainer.
Full knowledge of using computer WORD + EXCEL , e-mail and the Internet.
Certificates of thanks and appreciation
Certificate of thanks and appreciation from President Abu Ammar in appreciation of the work in the 1997 General Census Project.
Certificate of thanks and appreciation from the National Director of the Census in appreciation of the work in the 1997 General Census Project.
Several letters of thanks and appreciation from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and many Palestinian institutions and universities in appreciation of the cooperation with them.
Certificate of thanks and appreciation from President Mahmoud Abbas "Abu Mazen" in appreciation of the work in the 2007 General Census Project
Technical Consulting
Technical consultation in the field of public relations and media for the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs during the year 2005
Technical and training consultation for the Jordanian Department of Statistics in the field of public relations and media during the year 2006 for a period of two weeks.
Training in the field of marketing and media for courses held by the Arab Institute for Training and Statistical Research/Jordan, attended by media and publishing officials in Arab statistical agencies, 2006, 2009.
Marketing and Media Training for Central Statistical Organization Staff - Iraq/Jordan, attended by media and publishing officials, 2010.
Studies and articles:
Preparing a study on the Palestinian-Israeli agreement in the Arab press in Syria, the Jordanian constitution and the Algerian people - Graduation thesis - Obtaining a very good grade
Writing many newspaper articles about statistics and publishing them in local newspapers.
Prepared and edited the Census and Society Bulletin, of which 12 issues were published. It is a weekly bulletin issued in late 1997. 100,000 copies were printed and distributed to families.
Prepared and edited the Palestinian Census Bulletin, a monthly bulletin issued during the years 1996-1997 and distributed to official institutions and departments.
Your Guide to Successful Statistical Meetings
Statistical Journalism Writing Guide
A guide to preparing for statistical press conferences.
Guide to Implementing Statistical Workshops and Seminars.
Preparing many media campaigns for statistical surveys on various topics + 1997 Census + 2007 Census
Institutions, unions and syndicates to which he belongs
Member of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate
Member of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
Liaison officer between the Authority and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society regarding the national blood donation campaign.
Member of the mini-committee of public relations departments in ministries and official institutions.
Member of the National Group for the Palestinian Government’s Legislative Plan since 2009 until today
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