Raghib al-Nashashibi (Arabic: راغب النشاشيبي, Ragheb al-Nashashibī) (1881–1951), CBE (hon),[1] was a Palestinian public figure and wealthy landowner during the Ottoman Empire,[2] the British Mandate and the Jordanian administration. He was a member of the Nashashibi clan, one of the most influential families in Palestine, and mayor of Jerusalem from 1920 to 1934.
Raghib al-Nashashibi | |
|---|---|
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| Mayor of Jerusalem | |
| In office 1920–1934 | |
| 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 Jerusalem |
| Died | 1951 |
| Political party | National Defence Party |
Background
Nashashibi graduated from Istanbul University and became Jerusalem's District Engineer. The Nashashibis [3] were one of the oldest and most influential Jerusalem families, and historical rivals of the Husayni family.[4]
Political career
Nashashibi succeeded Musa Kazim al-Husayni as mayor of Jerusalem in 1920,[5] [6] serving in 1927 with Haym Salomon and Jacob Faradj, who were elected as vice-mayors.[7] He was a leading opponent of the Husayni family in Palestine. In 1937 he secretly favoured union with Transjordan.[8] Nashashibi was a founding member of the Arab Higher Committee and a leader of the National Defence Party.
In August 1949 he was appointed head of the new Jordanian ministry for refugees and rehabilitation and was appointed first Governor-General for Arab Palestine in September of that same year. 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.
Personal life
His second wife, a French Jew, lived on Kantura street. Their eldest son was Mansur.[9]
Bibliography
- Sayigh, Yezid (2000). Armed Struggle and the Search for State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-829643-6
See also
- Pro-Jerusalem Society (1918-1926) - Raghib al-Nashashibi, as city mayor, was a member of its leading Council
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