WASHINGTON — The White House announced Friday that little-known former Palestinian Authority bureaucrat Dr. Ali Sha’ath will serve as leader of the fledgling “technocratic” government that will rule the Gaza Strip if Hamas relinquishes control.

Sha’ath, who formerly worked as deputy transportation minister for the Palestinian Authority, which rules parts of the West Bank, will report to the President Trump-chaired Board of Peace.

The White House described Sha’ath as “a widely respected technocratic leader who will oversee the restoration of core public services, the rebuilding of civil institutions, and the stabilization of daily life in Gaza, while laying the foundation for long-term, self-sustaining governance.”

The statement said that “Dr. Sha’ath brings deep experience in public administration, economic development, and international engagement, and is widely respected for his pragmatic, technocratic leadership and understanding of Gaza’s institutional realities.”

The White House also announced seven members of the Board of Peace, an oversight body authorized by the United Nations.

Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and architect of the Abraham Accords, will serve on the board, as will Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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World Bank President Ajay Banga, deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel and Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan will also have board seats.

“Each Executive Board member will oversee a defined portfolio critical to Gaza’s stabilization and long-term success, including, but not limited to, governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilization,” the White House said.

Nickolay Mladenov, a former Bulgarian member of the European Parliament, will serve as High Representative for Gaza, the press release said, and “will act as the on-the-ground link between the Board of Peace and the [transitional government.”

Major General Jasper Jeffers, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Central, will serve as commander of the proposed International Stabilization Force peace-keeping mission, which will consist of yet-to-be-specified troop contributions from regional countries.

The announcement of new office-holders came two days after the White House launched “phase two” of the peace process outlined by Trump in October.

The first phase ended large-scale fighting in the two-year war, followed by Hamas releasing all living hostages and Israel pulling back troops from heavily populated areas.

The second phase calls for Hamas to disarm and relinquish control to the technocratic government and international peacekeepers — something the terrorist group says it won’t do.

“There’s a general concept, which is number one, the terror infrastructure that’s been built in Gaza will be destroyed,” a US official said Wednesday. “Number two, that the heavy weaponry, like RPGs and rocket launchers and missiles, those need to be put into a place where they’re not being used to defend against Israel or do offensive raids or attacks on Israel.”

Although Hamas says it won’t disarm, “the goal here is to create the alternative to Hamas that wants that peace and to figure out how to empower them,” the official said.