Committees

The National Projects Steering Committee, the Executive Council and the project approval, change and tender-award committees.

Governance committees: 7
Sessions held in 2026: 136
Decisions recorded: 25
Average attendance: ⁦91%⁩

Governance structure and escalation

Who decides up to which ceiling, and where anything above it goes.

Higher Council for Economic Development

Chair of the council

No financial ceilingNext ⁦2026-11-24⁩

Approves the framework and the investment plan — receives what exceeds the Authority’s powers

Delivers the plan the council approved

Authority Executive Council

Dr. Samer Al-Daqqar

No financial ceilingNext ⁦2026-10-28⁩

Takes whatever exceeds the committees’ authority

Above SYP 1.25bn or 180 days

National Projects Steering Committee

Dr. Samer Al-Daqqar

Authority up to SYP 1.3BNext ⁦2026-11-03⁩

Above SYP 500M or 90 days · strategic gates

Project Approval Committee

Dr. Reem Al-Qabbani

Authority up to SYP 1.3BNext ⁦2026-11-04⁩

Change Committee

Dr. Ziad Al-Atassi

Authority up to SYP 500MNext ⁦2026-10-29⁩

Awards above SYP 250M

Bid Opening & Award Committee

Rasha Al-Mudarres

No financial ceilingNo session scheduled

Follows the framework’s delivery and advises the council

Strategy & Performance Committee

Dr. Samer Al-Daqqar

No financial ceilingNext ⁦2026-12-08⁩

The committees

Chair, members, quorum, cadence and the next session.

Higher Council for Economic Development

The body that approves the development framework and its yearly update, the medium-term plan, the annual investment plan and the risk appetite for national projects; the Authority brings the plan items to it as their technical secretariat, and it follows performance through the reports of the Authority’s Executive Council and the Strategy & Performance Committee.

Quorum

⁦8⁩ of ⁦14⁩

Meets

Every two months

Attendance

⁦100%⁩

Chair of the council14 seats

5 sessions in 2026⁦2⁩ decisions2 resolutions in progress

Next session2026-11-24In 27 days

Authority leadership body

Authority Executive Council

The Authority’s Executive Council, chaired by the President with the deputies: allocates project funds within the approved investment plan, rules on critically distressed projects and on what the national steering committee escalates above its ceiling, and takes to the Higher Council whatever exceeds its authority.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Meets

Weekly

Attendance

⁦93%⁩

Dr. Samer Al-Daqqar

39 sessions in 2026⁦4⁩ decisions1 resolution late

Next session2026-10-28Today

Authority leadership body

Strategy & Performance Committee

An Authority committee chaired by the President, with two partner-ministry representatives attending: reviews the 2026–2030 framework’s delivery every quarter, approves the operational plans and scorecards, rules on target re-evaluation requests, follows the strategic risks and recommends updates to objectives and KPIs to the Higher Council.

Quorum

⁦5⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Quarterly

Attendance

⁦96%⁩

Dr. Samer Al-Daqqar

3 sessions in 2026⁦2⁩ decisions2 resolutions in progress

Next session2026-12-08In 41 days

Steering committee

National Projects Steering Committee

Steers the national portfolios and programmes the Authority follows: approves baselines, corrective plans and gate decisions for strategic projects in the ministries and governorates, and tracks benefits and what they mean for citizens in all 14 governorates.

Quorum

⁦5⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Monthly

Attendance

⁦90%⁩

Dr. Samer Al-Daqqar

10 sessions in 2026⁦4⁩ decisions4 resolutions in progress

Next session2026-11-03In 6 days

Procurement committee

Bid Opening & Award Committee

Bid opening, evaluation and award under the unified contracts law (Law 51 of 2004): pre-qualification, technical and financial evaluation, award recommendations, and bid and performance bonds; contracts above SYP 5M are tendered through the General Authority for Supply and Provision.

Quorum

⁦3⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Meets

As needed

Attendance

⁦89%⁩

Rasha Al-Mudarres

17 sessions in 2026⁦2⁩ decisions1 resolution in progress

Next sessionNo session scheduled

Project approval committee

Project Approval Committee

Approves project proposals in the annual work plan and guards the national delivery method: gate reviews for non-strategic projects, standards and templates, data quality and national PMO maturity.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Fortnightly

Attendance

⁦87%⁩

Dr. Reem Al-Qabbani

21 sessions in 2026⁦3⁩ decisions3 resolutions in progress

Next session2026-11-04In 7 days

Change Committee

Controls change to scope, cost, schedule and contracts: assesses each request’s impact and rules within three working days of a complete file, re-baselining on approval.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦6⁩

Meets

Weekly

Attendance

⁦91%⁩

Dr. Ziad Al-Atassi

41 sessions in 2026⁦8⁩ decisions1 resolution in progress

Next session2026-10-29In 1 day

Decision authority matrix

Decision type against committee: who decides, who recommends, who is informed (§42, §55).

Decision authority matrix
Decision type	Higher Council for Economic Development	Authority Executive Council	Strategy & Performance Committee	Steering committee	Procurement committee	Project approval committee	Change Committee
The strategic framework and its updates	Passes	Informed	Reviews, recommends	Aligns projects	—	—	—
Operational plans and target re-evaluation	When an objective changes	—	Within the approved plan	—	—	—	—
Annual investment plan and work plan	Passes	Reviews, submits	—	Project priorities	—	Drafts the work plan	—
Change requests (cost)	—	Above SYP 1.25bn	—	Up to SYP 1.25bn	—	Impact review	Up to SYP 500M or 10%
Schedule extensions	—	Above 180 days	—	Up to 180 days	—	Critical-path check	Up to 90 days
Gate decisions	—	Informed	—	Strategic projects	—	Non-strategic projects	—
Baselines and re-baselining	—	—	—	Approves	—	Reviews, recommends	On change
Tender awards	—	Above SYP 250M	—	—	Evaluates, recommends; above SYP 5M through the General Authority for Supply and Provision	—	—
Transfers between portfolios	—	Approves	—	Recommends	—	—	—
Project closure and cancellation	—	Informed	—	Cancellation	—	Closure	—

DecidesRecommendsInformed

Latest resolutions

Numbered resolutions and how far they are implemented.

BRD-2026/06In progressHigher Council for Economic Development
The risk appetite and the national project risk framework are approved; the strategic risk register comes to the council every six months.
Nizar Abu FakhrIn 64 days
STR-2026/10In progressStrategy & Performance Committee
The directorates finish their 2027 operational plans, linked to the KPIs, by 30 November.
Rana Al-SammanIn 33 days
EX-2026/35In progressAuthority Executive Council
The first draft of the 2026–2028 medium-term plan is noted; ministry and governorate workshops finish by end of November.
Rana Al-SammanIn 33 days
SC-2026/13Not startedNational Projects Steering Committee
The medium-term plan tracker clears the planning gate with three conditions to be met by 26 November.
Razan Al-RifaiIn 29 days
BRD-2026/07In progressHigher Council for Economic Development
The 2027 investment plan and annual work plan come to the council’s next meeting after the Authority Executive Council’s review.
Salma Al-ZaimIn 27 days
STR-2026/08In progressStrategy & Performance Committee
The request to re-evaluate the 2026 target for citizen satisfaction with digital services goes to the Higher Council with its grounds and the 2027 recovery plan.
Rana Al-SammanIn 27 days