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I, Basel Shahin, declare that the DBA thesis entitled Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategic Planning within the Middle Eastern Public Sector is no more than 75,000 words in length including quotes and exclusive of tables, figures, appendices, bibliography, references and footnotes. This thesis contains no material that has been submitted previously, in whole or in part, for the award of any other academic degree or diploma. Except where otherwise indicated, this thesis is my own work