Ali Shaath

Ali Shaath
علي شعث
Chief Commissioner of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2026
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born (1958-07-14) 14 July 1958 (age 68)
Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Palestine
EducationAin Shams University
Queen's University Belfast

Ali Shaath (Arabic: علي شعث; born July 14, 1958) is a Palestinian official and civil engineer. He had been named as Chief Commissioner of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. Before this he served as an apolitical technocrat in the Palestinian Authority.

Chief Commissioner National Committee

On January 14, 2026, Shaath was named as Chief Commissioner of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza in a joint statement by Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish mediators of the Gaza peace plan. He has held several positions in the Palestinian Authority, including in relation to transportation and planning. As Chair of the NCAG, he is expected to oversee the provision of humanitarian aid and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following heavy Israeli bombardment during the Gaza war and genocide.

In a statement, Shaath stated that the committee would focus on establishing security in the Gaza Strip and restoring infrastructure destroyed during the war, including electricity, water, healthcare, and education.

Biography

Shaath was born on July 14, 1958 in Khan Younis to politically connected clan with extensive ties to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. He first studied civil engineering in Cairo, before earning a PhD in infrastructure engineering from Queen's University Belfast. His academic background has positioned him as a lifelong apolitical technocrat. He then went on to hold several governmental posts withing the Palestinian Authority such as: undersecretary at the Ministry of Planning, deputy minister of the Ministry of Planning, as well as positions withing the Ministries of Communication and Transport.

Politics

Shaath is a supporter of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine Conflict. In a 2011 radio interview Shaath expressed a belief in a Palestinian desire for peace, he also argued Jews who wanted Palestinian citizenship could in the future be able to live and buy land in the Palestinian Authority, where Israeli civilians are currently banned from entering or purchasing land.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "علي شعث.. مهندس أسندت إليه إدارة غزة بعد الدمار (Ali Shaath... an engineer entrusted with managing Gaza after the destruction)". Al Jazeera Arabic (in Arabic). Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Al-Mughrabi, Nidal; Lewis, Simon (January 14, 2026). "US launches Gaza plan's second phase, forms Palestinian committee". Reuters. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Ali Shaath (Chairman; Transportation) – European Council on Foreign Relations". ECFR. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Palestinian engineer tasked with rebuilding Gaza and providing humanitarian aid". Sky News Australia. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ Osgood, Brian. "US-backed Palestinian committee shares mission statement on Gaza governance". Al Jazeera. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ Sally Ibrahim ــ Gaza. "Who is Ali Shaath, head of 'Board of Peace' Gaza committee?". The New Arab. Archived from the original on July 22, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ali Shaath: Who is the leader of Gaza's technocratic gov't? | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. January 15, 2026. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ "West Bank mayor urges IDF to enforce ban on Area A entries | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. June 6, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2026.