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Samir Hulileh -LRB- also Hleileh , Huleileh , Arabic سمير حليلة -RRB- , born in Kuwait in 1957 , is considered one of Palestine 's leading business people and is the Chief Executive Officer of Palestine Development and Investment Ltd. -LRB- PADICO -RRB- .. Arabic. Arabic language. He represents PADICO HOLDING on several boards of subsidiary companies , including Palestine Telecommunications Group -LRB- PALTEL -RRB- , Palestine Securities Exchange -LRB- PSE -RRB- , Palestine Real Estate Investment Company -LRB- PRICO -RRB- , and Palestine Mortgage and Housing Corporation -LRB- PMHC -RRB- .. He is also Chairman of Jericho Gate Real Estate Investment .. After receiving an MA in Economics from the American University of Beirut in 1983 , Hulileh went on to join the board of the Palestine Banking Corporation , in 1988 , after which he became the Managing Director of the Ramallah branch of The Portland Trust .. American University of Beirut. American University of Beirut. Ramallah. Ramallah. Portland Trust. Portland Trust. He was also Cabinet Secretary to the Palestinian Authority in 2006 .. Palestinian Authority. Palestinian Authority. He was former Assistant Under Secretary for the Ministry of the Economy and Trade between 1994 and 1997 .. He is also Chairman of the Board of Palestine International Business Forum and Chairman of Portland Trust , Ramallah .. Ramallah. Ramallah. Portland Trust. Portland Trust. He serves as an advisory board member of the one Voice movement .. He also is on the board of the Palestinian-British Business Council , Palestinian-Russian Business Council , and Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute -LRB- MAS -RRB- .. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Friends Schools in Ramallah and The International Chamber of Commerce and is the Chairman of Birzeit University Alumni Association .. Ramallah. Ramallah. Birzeit University. Birzeit University. He has also been the Chairman of the Board of the Palestine Trade Organisation -LRB- PalTRADE -RRB- and has represented Palestinian businesses and Palestinian economic development across the world .. Palestine Trade Organisation. Palestine Trade Organisation. He graduated with an MSc Economics from the American University of Beirut -LRB- 1983 -RRB- .. American University of Beirut. American University of Beirut. He has worked at Birzeit University .. Birzeit University. Birzeit University. He was one of the Board of Directors for the Palestinian Banking Corporation and also serves on the Board of the Applied Research Institute -LRB- ARIJ -RRB- in Bethlehem and the Arab Thought Forum in Jerusalem .. Palestinian Banking Corporation. Palestinian Banking Corporation. Applied Research Institute. Applied Research Institute. Bethlehem. Bethlehem. Arab Thought Forum. Arab Thought Forum. Jerusalem. Jerusalem