Faidi al-Alami
Faidi al-Alami, in Jerusalem, with his two children, Na'amite and Musa
Faidi al-Alami (Arabic: فيضي العلمي) was Mayor of Jerusalem from 1906 to 1909. In 1914, he was chosen to represent the city in the Ottoman parliament. His father, Musa al-Alami, was also a mayor of the city[1]
His son, another Musa al-Alami, was assistant attorney-general of Palestine under the British mandate.
References[]
- ^ Meron Benvenisti (1996). City of Stone: The Hidden History of Jerusalem. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-20768-8.
See also[]
Mayors of Jerusalem | ||
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| Ottoman Empire (1517–1917) |
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| Mandatory Palestine (1917–1948) |
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| East Jerusalem, Jordan (1948–1967) |
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| West Jerusalem, Israel (1948–1967) |
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| East Jerusalem (titular since 1967) |
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| Jerusalem, Israel (since 1967) |
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Categories:
- Arabs in Ottoman Palestine
- Palestinian politicians
- Mayors of Jerusalem
- 20th-century Palestinian people