Mohammad Said Al Hmaidi is a policy and strategic water and environmental specialist with broad professional experience in Palestine, Iraq, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, where he has been engaged in institutional building, waste management, infrastructure, food security, emergency response, employment generation, vocational training, and environmental improvement programs. A graduate of the University of Loughborough, United Kingdom, he is a key founder of a number of environmental institutions in Palestine that include the community health unit of Birzeit University, the environmental planning directorate within the Ministry of Planning, the Environmental Authority, Palestine Solar and Sustainable Energy society, CHF International in Palestine, the Palestine Recycling Company, and recently, the Water Sector Regulatory Council. Mr. Hmaidi has published and presented various papers at international conferences, represented Palestine in international-related functions, and prepared institutional bylaws, manuals, policy papers, and procedures.