Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestinian News and Information Agency

Biography of the Chairman of the Board of Directors
General Supervisor of Palestinian Official Media
• Date of Birth: 05/08/1974
• Ph.D. in Political Science
current Positions (2016 — Present):
O General Supervisor of Palestinian Official Media, which includes: General Supervisor of the
Palestinian Public Broadcasting Corporation.
O Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestinian News & Information Agency — WAFA.
O Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Hayat Al-Jadida newspaper and the National
Printing Press.
O Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestinian Satellite Institution (PALSAT).
Key Political Positions:

• Member of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
• Elected Member of the Revolutionary Council from the Seventh General
Conference of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement — Fatah (2016
— Present).
• Official Spokesperson for the Palestinian National Liberation Movement — Fatah
(2009 — 2016).
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Martyr Ziad Abu Ein Foundation (2015
— Present).
• Vice President of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU).
• Vice President of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Radio and
Television Union.
• Vice President of the Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (UNA-OIC).
• Additionally, he chairs several committees in various official organizations and
institutions at the Arab, regional, and Islamic levels.

Minister Assaf has extensive experience in establishing and developing media institutions,
media work, and institutional and organizational development.
Actively participated in numerous international conferences and high- level summits in the
fields of politics and media.