 He has founded and co-founded numerous forums and institutes.For example, he co-founded the Al-Fajr Palestinian daily newspaper in 1972 as well as the Palestinian Council for Higher Education (1977–1980).Hadi's family roots can be traced back to the seventh century when – according to one theory – the Abdul Hadi family then an Arab tribe from Yemen came to Jerusalem with Umar ibn al-Khattab.