Munib R. Masri is the founder of the Engineering & Development Group (Edgo). He earned a BSc in Petroleum Geology from the University of Texas at Austin (1955) and an MSc in Government and Geology from Sul Ross State University in Texas (1956).
Masri is also the co-founder of the Palestine Development and Investment Company (PADICO) and the former chairman. PADICO’s primary mission is to develop Palestine’s infrastructure. Under PADICO’s leadership, several major companies were launched, including Palestine Telecommunications Company and the Palestine Securities Exchange.
He is a former member of the Council of Advisers of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa and remains actively engaged in numerous cultural, educational, and humanitarian organizations. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation and Taawon (Welfare Association) and is its honorary President. He currently serves on the boards of trustees of the American University of Beirut and Al-Quds University.
