Hisham Khatib

Hisham Khatib (Arabic: "هشام الخطيب") (5 January 1936 – 31 May 2022) was a Jordanian politician and civil servant.

He modernized and expanded the Jordanian and Palestinian electrical power capabilities during his service in the sector.

Being of Palestinian origin and having spent much of his youth in Jerusalem, he developed a passion for the art and history of Palestine and the Holy Land.

He spent considerable time collecting art, books, and artifacts relating to that era.

Hisham Khatib was born in January 1936 in Acre at the house of his maternal grandfather, Sheikh Musa Al Tabari.

[2] In 1976 he joined the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development based in Kuwait as an Energy Expert.

[5] He was appointed as chairman of the board of trustees for the Al-Balqaʼ Applied University in 2019 until he finally retired in 2021.

Dr. Khatib was very active internationally and a member of many committees and agencies all over the world, known for his diversified expertise in various fields of Engineering, Economics and Art.

Dr. Khatib was a philanthropist of the arts and heritage, supporting many local and international organizations, including Darat al Funun,[10] Tiraz Centre,[11] and the Palestine Exploration Fund.

Using this collection, Hisham was able to preserve the Arab and Palestinian cultural heritage and knowledge for the coming generations, publishing 7 books on his collection, including:[12] Outside of art, Dr. Khatib was also a persevering scientist and economist, making other publications with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) about economic evaluations in the electricity supply industry, broadening his range of expertise even further.