White House names Reem Al Hashimy to Gaza Executive Board
- Last updated: January 17, 2026 | 13:51 ..
The White House on Friday announced some members of a "Board of Peace" that is to supervise the temporary governance of Gaza, which has been under a ceasefire since October.
The names include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Trump is the chair of the board, according to a plan his White House unveiled in October.
The board will also include private equity executive and billionaire Marc Rowan, World Bank President Ajay Banga and Robert Gabriel, a Trump adviser, the White House said, adding that Nickolay Mladenov, a former UN Middle East envoy, will be the high representative for Gaza.
The White House also named an 11-member "Gaza Executive Board" that will include the United Arab Emirates Minister for International Cooperation, Reem Al Hashimy, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Sigrid Kaag, and Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Yakir Gabay, along with some members of the executive board.
This additional board will support Mladenov's office and the Palestinian technocratic body, whose details were announced this week, the White House said.
Israel and Palestinian group Hamas signed off on Trump's plan, which says a Palestinian technocratic body will be overseen by the international board, which will supervise Gaza's governance for a transitional period.
The White House did not detail the responsibilities of each member of the "founding Executive board." The names do not include any Palestinians. The White House said more members will be announced over the coming weeks.
Army Major General Jasper Jeffers, a US special operations commander, was appointed commander of the International Stabilization Force, the White House said. A UN Security Council resolution, adopted in mid-November, authorized the board and countries working with it to establish that force in Gaza.
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