Al-Ayyam Newspaper
After Masri came back from Washington, DC to Palestine in the mid-1990s to establish himself in his home country, he started by founding Palestinian daily newspaper Al-Ayyam and was its publisher. Al Ayyam is today the second largest newspaper in Palestine.[12]
Massar International Ltd
In 1994, Masri founded and now is the chairman of the board of Massar International,[13] since the establishment of Massar, he has been one of the most prominent figures promoting private sector development and growth in Palestine. He has dedicated his life to establishing, investing, transforming, networking, training and building what is now a widely known group of businesses bridging Palestine to global technologies, knowledge, know-how and industry best practices. In the past decade, he has launched businesses in financial services, real estate, media and communications, retail businesses, agribusiness and information technology.[14]
Rawabi City & Bayti Real Estate
Masri is the visionary and founder of Rawabi City, and oversees the construction and development of the city. Rawabi City is a high-tech planned city, the first of its kind in Palestine, and it was funded fully by the private sector, Rawabi is considered the largest private sector investment in Palestine's history. The construction of the city so far has cost 1.4 billion dollars. Rawabi is being constructed by Bayti Real Estate Investment Company that is jointly owned by Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and Massar International.[15] With its more than 6,000 housing units built to serve families from multiple demographics, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and an emerging commercial hub, the city has already made a positive economic and social impact on Palestinians and it is constructed to provide housing for 25,000 person in its first stage and 40,000 people when it is done.[16][17] Not only does the city provide affordable housing options it is also the second biggest generator of jobs, after the Palestinian Government, providing between 8,000 and 10,000 job opportunity a year for construction workers.[18] In order to build Rawabi, Masri cooperated with Israeli businesses and government officials, leading him to be criticized by
Siraj Fund Management Company
Masri founded and manages the first Palestinian equity fund, a 90 million investment initiative known as "Siraj Fund" in 2003, and the company's first fund "Siraj Palestine Fund I" was launched in February 2011,[21] the company was founded for the sole purpose of managing investment funds in Palestine. The company focuses on promising startups and capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises in the sectors of information and communication technology services, energy, agriculture, clean technology, healthcare, logistics, education, manufacturing, transportation, construction and financial services. Siraj's investments in these companies range between $250,000 and $12 million, and plans on expanding in the MENA region in the future.[22]
Alleged ties to Hamas
In April 2025, around 200 victims of the October 7 attacks and their family members sued three of Masri's real estate businesses for allegedly developing and operating properties that masked Hamas tunnels. The lawsuit alleges that Masri was aware of Hamas infrastructure on his properties.[23] Masri resigned from his position at Harvard University following the lawsuit's filing.[24] In August 2025, the plaintiffs' lawyers reported that they were unable to locate Masri to serve him a legal summons, and that he was probably residing somewhere in the Palestinian territories.[25][26]
