Dr. Abdelhamid, the director of the China-Palestine & Middle East Industrial Areas Planning Technology Center at An-Najah National University. He is a recognized authority in urban and regional planning in Palestine. He has 28 years of experience in urban planning, urbanization and growth of Palestinian cities, urban regeneration, city development strategies, strategic planning.

He directed, implemented, and evaluated the development of Master Plans and Strategic Development Plans for numerous cities and towns in the West Bank.

He participated in the preparation of Strategic Development Plans for 6 Palestinian Governorates.

He supervised more than 80 master theses in the different subjects of planning (e.g. land use planning, rural planning, regional planning, rehabilitation of refugee camps, local government development, urban governance, housing policies & strategies, distribution and planning of municipal services, applications of GIS in planning, and e-municipality).

He attended and participated in numerous local and international workshops, conferences, and seminars. Finally, he published a number of books and papers in local and international journals.