Currently, the Deputy Minister at the Palestinian Ministry of Education, Dr. Nafieh Assaf has held several other leadership and managerial positions in the past, including Assistant Deputy Minister for Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Vice President for Administration and Finance Affairs at Palestine Technical University. Prior to that, he occupied other leadership roles and led projects with Palestine Technical University and the World Bank. A proactive lecturer and researcher, Dr. Assaf worked as an Assistant Professor at Palestine Technical University and An-Najah National University in Palestine. His contributions in academia include several publications in finance, accounting and corporate governance. He is also an external examiner for the Southern Africa Journal of Accountancy and the Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation. Dr. Assaf holds a PhD in financial accounting and corporate governance from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He also holds a master’s degree in Banking and Financial Studies from the Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences in Jordan, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Al-Mustanseriyah University in Iraq.