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MA’AN Development Center Elects New Board of Directors

The General Assembly held its meeting yesterday, Saturday, 22 August 2026, both in person and online, with the participation of 37 members of the General Assembly, in a democratic atmosphere and a spirit of unity and teamwork.
Ms. Luna Saadeh, Chairwoman of the Board, presented the Board of Directors’ report, highlighting the Center’s key achievements in following up on its work, providing support to the executive management, and maintaining the unity of the Center amid the exceptional circumstances experienced by the country.
This was followed by a detailed presentation by the Director General, Mr. Sami Khader, on the 2024 and 2025 annual reports. He highlighted the key interventions and projects implemented by the Center over the two years, which totaled 234 development and humanitarian projects. He also presented the Center’s main areas of humanitarian and development work and highlighted the institutional development achieved during this period, including improvements to systems, policies, and the Center’s organizational structure, the updating of various policies, as well as the development of the electronic procurement system. He also presented a number of videos providing an overview of the Center’s humanitarian and development interventions in the areas of agriculture and natural resources, the social and economic empowerment of youth and women, protection programs, and humanitarian interventions.
The audited financial reports were then presented by the external auditor, Mr. Saed Abdullah, Partner at Ernst & Young.
This was followed by an extensive discussion among the General Assembly members, who praised the Center’s achievements and provided a number of recommendations for the next phase. The financial and administrative reports were unanimously approved.
The current Board of Directors then submitted its resignation to the General Assembly, which discharged the Board members from their responsibilities. The General Assembly also unanimously decided to reappoint Ernst & Young as the external auditor for 2026.
The General Assembly then elected Mr. Samir Hleileh as Chair of the second session and Mr. Odeh Zaghmouri as rapporteur. The Chair presented the administrative guidelines for conducting the election process and opened nominations for membership on the new Board of Directors.
Eleven members nominated themselves, and nine members were elected to the Board, including five from the West Bank and four from Gaza, in addition to two alternate members from the West Bank and Gaza.
The elected members then held a meeting and distributed the positions as follows: Luna Saadeh as Chairwoman of the Board, Maher Safi as Vice Chairman, Saif Al-Deek as Treasurer, Ibrahim Al-Shatli as Deputy Treasurer, and Mohammad Nusseibeh as Secretary. The Board members are Areej Anabtawi, Nazek Anabtawi, Manal Al-Bishiti, and Nadine Badr Al-Din. Dina Oweidat and Samah Al-Safadi were also elected as alternate members.