Mas'ud al-Madi (died 1834) was a localArab political figure inPalestine in the first half of the 19th century, duringOttoman andEgyptian rule. The al-Madi family hadBedouin roots and originally hailed from theBeersheba area. They later made the village ofIjzim in northern Palestine, nearHaifa, their seat of power. Mas'ud was a localsheikh and allied himself withSulayman Pasha, the governor ofAcre between 1804 and 1819.[3] During that period, Sulayman appointed Mas'udmutasallim of Haifa and theAtlit coast,[4] an area that stretched between the village ofUmm Khalid nearJaffa up until the area just south of Acre. By 1830, he became themutasallim (tax collector) of Jaffa. He was also themutasallim ofGaza,Ramla andLydda.[3] He resided in a large house in Acre.[5] Mas'ud was executed byIbrahim Pasha in 1834, during Egyptian rule, for his role in the countrywidePeasants' Revolt inPalestine.[6]His 18th century "diwan or meeting house" inIjzim[2] is today a hotel inKerem Maharal, marketed as dating back to the "crusader period".[1]