Executive Committee
Eli Bar-On
Executive Director
Israel
The Executive Director of MENA2050. He served in various senior legal positions in the Israeli government... Read More
Abdulla Al-Junaid
Deputy Executive Director
Bahrain
Political columnist and a keen follower of current public affairs, with a view on past events. Provided interpretations of the regional scene... Read More
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Sarah Awaidah
Chief Operations Director
Palestine
Founder of Takadm Languages Center. Born in East Jerusalem, Sarah has recently founded the Center in East Jerusalem... Read More
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Abdalaziz Alkhamis
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Saudi Arabia, UAE
A Saudi journalist and researcher, he is the editor-in-chief of many newspapers and magazines and has researched the Middle East... Read More
Dr. Haitham Kayyali
Palestine
Founder and CEO of Palolea, a Palestinian company that specializes in the production of active ingredients for pharmaceuticals... Read More
Dr. Hecham Bishara
Egypt
Graduated from medical school, Alexandria university 1980 with high honors degree. Studied economics and worked in New York... Read More
Ahdeya Ahmed Al-Sayed
Bahrain
Former President of the Bahrain Journalists Association. The first female to be elected to chair the association since... Read More
Ashraf Naguib
Egypt
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Trade Matters, Egypt’s leading Private Sector Think Tank dedicated to the exploration... Read More
Dr. Yaroup Ajlouni
Jordan
A humanitarian entrepreneur and a physician. Yaroup has more than two decades of regional and international humanitarian... Read More
Ghaith Al Omari
Jordan, USA
A senior fellow in The Washington Institute's Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship. The former executive director... Read More
Aviram Bellaishe
Israel
For 25 years, Aviram served in a senior government positions as a Middle East specialist, Negotiations Expert, and International Cooperation... Read More
Dr. Anissa Naqrachi
Morocco
Activist, former CEO of a coaching company
President of Amal... Read More
Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli
Bahrain
The Director of Research at Derasat, Bahrain. He is also an affiliated associate professor of economics at George Mason University;... Read More