The opening ceremony included, President Representative Secretary General of the Presidency Mr. Al-Tayeb Abdul Rahim, with the guest of honor Martin Luther King Jr., Chairman of the University Board of Trustees Dr. Mohammad Shtaya, President of University Board of Directors Dr. Youssef Asfour, University President Dr. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri, AAUP founder President Dr. Waleed Deeb, Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Ziad Abu Amr, Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh Province Dr. Laila Ghannam, Minister of Local Government Dr. Hussein Al-A'raj, Minister of Culture Dr.
