A Palestinian businesswoman, economist, and human rights activist. She is the founder and president of the “International Arab Forum for Women” in the United Kingdom since 2001, and has been a member of the Global Committee on the Future of Work of the “International Labor Organization” in Switzerland since 2017, and a member of the Board of Directors of: the “ Arab-British Chamber of Commerce ” since 2015, and “East-West Institute” in the United States of America since 2009, and the Women’s Leadership Council at the “Harvard Kennedy School” since 2003. She also serves on the advisory board of the “Global Thinkers Forum” since 2017, and the “School of Oriental and African Studies” affiliated with the “University of Oriental Studies.” London” since 2013. She served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the “International Arab Forum for Women” in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2020, and President of the “International Federation of Women” in London between 1999 and 2000, and Vice-Chair of the Women’s Leadership Council at Harvard University, and served as a member of the Council. Consultant at Imperial College Business School between 2009 and 2011. She received the “Excellence in Life Award” from the “Global Thinkers Forum” in the UAE in 2014, and the “Muslim Women Award” in 2013 in honor of her volunteer work in enhancing the role of women and establishing bridges of cultural understanding between the United Kingdom and the Arab and international world. She holds a master’s degree in economics from the American University of London, a diploma in economic development from the University of Oxford, an Advanced Leadership Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Fellowship from Harvard University in 2017, and a BA from the American University of Beirut .