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The Muhammad Mustafa government is the nineteenth government of the State of Palestine. Muhammad Mustafa was officially assigned to form the new government on 14 March 2024 as a result of the resignation of the Muhammad Shtayyeh government on 26 February 2024, as Shtayyeh announced that his government had placed its resignation at the disposal of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas since 20 February 2024. On 26 February 2024, President Abbas accepted the government’s resignation and appointed it to temporarily conduct government affairs until a new government could be formed.[1][2][3][4][5]

On 14 March 2024, Muhammad Mustafa was assigned by President Abbas to form a “government of technocrats.”[6][7] On 28 March 2024, Mustafa presented his government to President Abbas, who approved the new government the same day. Muhammad Mustafa and his appointed ministers were sworn in on 31 March 2024.[8][9][10][11]

Members of the Government

Members of the Council of Ministers

Office Portrait Minister Took office Left office Party
1 Prime Minister Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad Mustafa 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
2 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad Mustafa 31 March 2024 23 June 2025 Independent
Farsin Ohanes Vartan Aghabikan 23 June 2025 Incumbent Independent
3 Minister of Justice Sharhabeel Youssef Saad al-Din al-Zaim 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
4 Minister of Interior Ziad Mahmoud Muhammad Hab al-Rih 31 March 2024 Incumbent Fatah
5 Minister of Finance Omar Akram Omran al-Bitar 31 March 2024 9 November 2025 Independent
Estephan Salameh 9 November 2025 Incumbent Independent
6 Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Wael Muhammad Mahmoud Zaqout 31 March 2024 22 May 2025 Independent
Samah Abdul Rahim Hussein Abu Aoun (Interim) 22 May 2025 23 June 2025 Independent
Estephan Salameh 23 June 2025 Incumbent Independent
7 Minister of Local Government Sami Ahmed Arif Hijjawi 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
8 Minister of Health Majid Awni Muhammad Abu Ramadan 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
9 Minister of Education and Higher Education Amjad Saad Suleiman Barham 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
10 Minister of Labor Enas Hosni Abdel Ghani Attari 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
11 Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Muhammad Mustafa Muhammad Najm 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
12 Minister of Industry Arafat Hussein Suleiman Asfour 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
13 Minister of National Economy Muhammad Youssef Muhammad al-Amour 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
14 Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Economy Abdel Razek Maher Abdel Razek Natsheh 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
15 Minister of Public Works and Housing Ahed Faeq Atef Bseiso 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
16 Minister of Social Development Samah Abdul Rahim Hussein Abu Aoun 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
17 Minister of Agriculture Rizq Abdul Rahman Salem Salimiya 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
18 Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Hani Naji Atallah al-Hayek 31 March 2024 Incumbent Fatah
19 Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Ashraf Hassan Abbas al-Awar 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
20 Minister of Culture Imad al-Din Abdullah Salim Hamdan 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
21 Minister of Transport and Communications Tariq Hosni Salem Zorob 31 March 2024 4 October 2025 Fatah
Ahed Faeq Atef Bseiso (Interim) 4 October 2025 15 November 2025 Independent
Mohammed al-Ahmad 15 November 2025 Incumbent Independent
22 Minister of Women’s Affairs Mona Muhammad Mahmoud al-Khalili 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
23 Minister of State for Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Farsin Ohanes Vartan Aghabikan 31 March 2024 23 June 2025 Independent
24 Minister of State for Relief Affairs Basil Abdel Rahman Hassan al-Kafarneh 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 Independent
Samah Abdul Rahim Hussein Abu Aoun (Interim) 20 January 2025 Incumbent Independent
Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Dawas Tayseer Rasheed Dawas 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent
Government Spokesperson Muhammad Abu al-Rub 31 March 2024 Incumbent Independent

References

  1. ^ “اشتية: وضعت استقالة الحكومة الفلسطينية تحت تصرف الرئيس”. العربية. نت. 26 February 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ الشرق (26 February 2024). “الحكومة الفلسطينية تضع استقالتها تحت تصرف الرئيس محمود عباس”. Asharq News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ “الحكومة الفلسطينية تقدم استقالتها للرئيس عباس”. سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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  5. ^ “اشتية: وضعت استقالة الحكومة تحت تصرف الرئيس محمود عباس”. وكالة وفا. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. ^ “رئيس الوزراء المكلّف الدكتور محمد مصطفى..شخصية اقتصادية وسياسية بارزة”. وكالة الأنباء الفلسطينية (in Arabic). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ “الرئيس يكلف الدكتور محمد مصطفى بتشكيل الحكومة الـ19”. وكالة الأنباء الفلسطينية (in Arabic). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ “مرسوم رئاسي بتشكيل الحكومة الفلسطينية الجديدة رقم 19 – أسماء”. أمد للإعلام (in Arabic). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ “الرئيس يعتمد تشكيلة الحكومة الـ19”. أخبار المال والأعمال (in Arabic). 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ “حكومة فلسطينية جديدة تؤدي اليمين.. وتتعهد بمكافحة الفساد”. العربية نت. 31 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. ^ “رئيس الوزراء المكلف يقدم برنامج عمل الحكومة وتشكيلتها للرئيس لنيل الثقة”. وكالة الأنباء الفلسطينية (in Arabic). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)