Nasser al-Shaer

Nasser al-Shaer
ناصر الدين الشاعر
Deputy Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
In office
29 March 2006  17 March 2007
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Preceded byNabil Shaath
Succeeded byAzzam al-Ahmad
Minister of Education and Higher Education
In office
29 March 2006  14 June 2007
Prime MinisterIsmail Haniyeh
Preceded byNaim Abu Hummous
Succeeded byLamis al-Alami
Personal details
Born
Nasser al-Din al-Shaer

(1961-12-09) 9 December 1961
Sebastia, Jordanian-administered West Bank (present-day Sebastia, Palestine)
Political partyHamas
Alma materAn-Najah National University (Bachelor's, Master's)
University of Manchester (PhD)
New York University (Postdoctoral certificate)
OccupationPolitician, academic

Nasser al-Din al-Shaer (Arabic: ناصر الدين الشاعر) (born 9 December 1961) is a Palestinian politician and academic. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority and the Minister of Education and Higher Education as a member of Hamas from 2006 to 2007. After the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip, all Hamas ministers in the PNA government were dismissed, including al-Shaer.