Who has been invited to be on Trump's Gaza boards?

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Published On: 18 Jan 2026, 19:16

WASHINGTON, United States, Jan 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald
Trump's administration has reached out to various figures around the world to
sit on a so-called "Board of Peace" and related entities meant to oversee
governance and reconstruction in postwar Gaza.

The White House said there would be a main board, chaired by Trump himself, a
Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern the war-wracked
territory, and a second "executive board" that appears designed to have a
more advisory role.

Here is the list of people involved so far in the various entities:

- Confirmed by the White House -

BOARD OF PEACE - The White House says this body will focus on issues such as
"governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment
attraction, large-scale funding and capital mobilization".

US President Donald Trump, chair

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Steve Witkoff, Trump's special negotiator

Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law

Tony Blair, former UK prime minister

Marc Rowan, billionaire US financier

Ajay Banga, World Bank president

Robert Gabriel, loyal Trump aide on the National Security Council

NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF GAZA - This body, made up of
technocrats, will "oversee the restoration of core public services, the
rebuilding of civil institutions, and the stabilization of daily life in
Gaza".

Ali Shaath, former Palestinian Authority deputy minister (head of committee)

GAZA EXECUTIVE BOARD - This entity is meant to "support effective governance"
and deliver services for the people of Gaza.

Steve Witkoff

Jared Kushner

Tony Blair

Marc Rowan

Nickolay Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat

Sigrid Kaag, UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

Ali Al-Thawadi, Qatari diplomat

General Hassan Rashad, director of Egypt's intelligence agency

Reem Al-Hashimy, Emirati minister