Fadi Elhusseini
Fadi Faisal Elhusseini (Arabic: ) is a Palestinian-Canadian diplomat and writer, who is born in 1975. His research focuses on Turkey, the Palestinian cause, the Middle East and the Arab Spring. Early life. Fadi Elhusseini is a political and media expert, Board Member of the Institute for Middle East Studies in Canada. He served as the Director of the Bureau of Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and previously was the Executive Director of the Palestinian Council on Foreign Relations. In addition, he worked as a lecturer at Al-Azhar University in Gaza. He administrated an office of a  project funded by the United States Agency for International Development. Elhusseini presented several television programs on Palestine TV and worked as a columnist for a London-based news agency. He made contributions and wrote articles for a number of Arab and Western newspapers, magazines and journals dealing with issues such as the Palestinian conflict, politics and international relations in the Middle East and the Arab Spring. He contributed with one chapter in a book on Turkish-Canadian relations. Moreover, his articles were published in newspapers in Turkey, Norway, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Russia, Belgium, South Africa , Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and Palestine. His works have been published in English, French, Italian and Arabic, and many of his articles and publications have been translated into Turkish, Persian and Russian. He gave lectures on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and developments in the Middle East, and participated in many academic conferences in Poland, the UK, Italy, the US and Canada. He completed a number of specialized training courses in negotiations, diplomacy, international relations, media, arbitration and strategic planning. Additionally, he speaks a number of foreign languages. He received his Ph.D. in international relations from the University  of Sunderland, the UK. He also earned his master's degree in international trade law and policy in Italy and received his bachelor's degree in economics and political science in Egypt. Background and Education. Fadi Faisal Hamdi Abdulrahman Ahmed Mohiuddin Elhusseini was born on 21 October 1975 in Gaza. His father, Faisal Elhusseini, is one of the most prominent lawyers in Palestine, who had been arrested twice by Israeli authorities. And his grandfather, Hamdi Elhusseini, is one of the most famous Palestinian intellectuals. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from the Faculty of Economics  and Political Science - Cairo University. In 2000, he received a master's degree with honors from the University of Salento (formerly called: Università degli Studi di Lecce) in Italy. In October 2012, he began his Ph.D. studies at the University of Sunderland, the UK. His thesis deals with the role of Turkey in the Arab world in the aftermath of the so-called Arab Spring. Career. He began his diplomatic career working at the Palestinian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in 1998. He also taught economic development at Al-Azhar University in Gaza, and worked as a columnist for  The Upcoming, a London-based news agency. He was the Executive Director of the Palestinian Council on Foreign Relations (chaired by Ziad Abu Amr). He worked as a political and media advisor for the Embassy of Palestine in Turkey,Egypt, and Canada. In 2013, he began working as an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute for Middle Eastern Studies, Canada, and soon he became board member of the same institute. Currently, he is heading the Palestinian embassy in Hungary. He has many papers, studies and articles published in many Arab and Western newspapers. Elhusseini published parodical articles in many newspapers  and international magazines such as East and Mediterranean Affairs in Italy, Today's Zaman, Uluslararası Politika Akademisi – (UPA), Journal of Turkish Weekly, Tuck magazine and Canadian Global Affairs Institute – Canada, Middle East Monitor – the UK, Al-Ahram Weekly and Daily News Egypt – Egypt, Jol Press, Contrelign and Politique Actu – France; Iran Review – Iran, PakTribune – Pakistan, Oslo Times – Norway, News 24 – South Africa, Eurasia Review, Arabian Gazette – the United Arab Emirates, Jakarta Post – Indonesia, Al-Quds newspaper, Pal-Think and Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN) – Palestine, Washington Institute and Foreign Policy Association – the US, IRIA – China, Democratic Arab Center – Germany and  Russian International Affairs Council – Russia. He completed specialized courses in diplomacy, international relations, negotiations, arbitration, conflict management, information skills, spokesperson skills, strategic planning, feasibility studies, etc. He also presented television shows on Palestine TV.