[1] Nasser holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics from Purdue University in the United States.
He continued to serve as Birzeit's president in exile; while the school's vice-president managed its day-to-day business, Birzeit officials regularly visited Nasser in Amman to receive his input on major decisions.
Nasir, along with 29 other exiles, was allowed to return to the West Bank in May 1993 as the peace process got under way.
[citation needed] In 2002, Yasser Arafat appointed Nasir to the post of Chairman of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC).
[3] Born to a Palestinian Christian family, Hanna is the father of three sons and one daughter.