Mohammad Mustafa, 69, appointed as new Palestinian Prime Minister on Thursday. Mustafa was head of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) Former economic advisor to President Abbas, he held senior positions at the World Bank in Washington for 15 years.
He will be the “right arm” of President Mahmoud Abbas, says political scientist Khalil Shaheen. The question of the role of the Palestinian Authority when the war ends remains largely unknown, due to its limited influence and the refusal of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to envisage a future Palestinian state.