Raghib al-Nashashibi | |
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راغب النشاشيبي | |
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| Mayor of Jerusalem | |
| In office 1920 – January 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Musa al-Husayni |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Khalidi |
| Minister of State and Custodian of the Holy Places of Jerusalem | |
| In office 1 January 1951 – 25 July 1951 | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 4 December 1950 – 1 January 1951 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 12 April 1950 – 11 October 1950 | |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 12 January 1950 – 12 April 1950 | |
| Minister of Refugees | |
| In office 1 September 1949 – 12 January 1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | April 1951(1951-04-00) (aged 69–70) |
| Political party | National Defence Party |
Raghib al-Nashashibi (Arabic:راغب النشاشيبي,Ragheb al-Nashashibī) (1881–1951),CBE (hon),[1] was aPalestinian public figure and wealthy landowner during theOttoman Empire,[2] theBritish Mandate and theJordanian administration. A member of theNashashibi clan, he was one of the most influential families in Palestine and served as mayor ofJerusalem from 1920 to 1935.
Nashashibi graduated fromIstanbul University and became Jerusalem's District Engineer. TheNashashibis[3] were one of the oldest and most influential Jerusalem families, and historical rivals of theHusayni family.[4]
Nasashibi was elected to theGeneral Assembly of the Ottoman Empire in1914,[5] serving until the end of Ottoman Rule in Palestine in 1918.[citation needed]
Nashashibi succeededMusa Kazim al-Husayni as mayor of Jerusalem in 1920,[6][7] and was elected to the post in the1927 Municipal elections. Haym Salomon and Jacob Faradj were elected as vice-mayors.[8] He sought re-election as Mayor and to the City Council in 1934, but lost his seat in the city council toHussein Khalidi.[9] He subsequently appealed the results to the Jerusalem District Court. Which ruled in Khalidi's favor in January 1935. Nashashibi was subsequently succeeded as Mayor by Khalidi later that month.[10]
He was a leading opponent of the Husayni family inPalestine. In 1937 he secretly favoured union withTransjordan.[11] Nashashibi was a founding member of theArab Higher Committee and a leader of theNational Defence Party.
Following the outbreak of theArab–Israeli War, Nashashibi fled to Egypt. He subsequently returned to theWest Bank,[5] and was appointed head of the newJordanian ministry for refugees and rehabilitation in August 1949. That September, he was appointed the first Governor-General for Arab Palestine. In 1950 he became Jordanian Minister of Agriculture and later Minister of Transport. He was also appointed as custodian of the Holy Places of Jerusalem with cabinet rank.
His second wife, a French Jew, lived on Kantura street. Their eldest son was Mansur.[12] Nasashibi died in April 1951 of illness atAugusta Victoria Hospital inEast Jerusalem.[5]
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