Ramiz Jaraisy
Ramiz Jaraisy | |
|---|---|
 Ramiz Jaraisy | |
| Deputy | Tawfiq Ziad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1951 Nazareth,Palestine |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Hadash |
Ramiz Jaraisy (Arabic: رامز جرايسي, Hebrew: ראמז ג'ראיסי; born October 24, 1951) is an Israeli politician and the former mayor of Nazareth.[1]
Jaraisy was born in Israel. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering (1973) and an MSc in civil engineering (1978), both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He established two Arab-Israeli student unions, first for the Technion, and subsequently a national chapter. Jaraisy is a Greek Orthodox Christian.[1]
Jaraisy was first elected to the Nazareth City Council in 1978. Later he became deputy mayor under Tawfiq Ziad. After Ziad's death in 1994 he was elected mayor of Nazareth.[2] He was beaten and succeeded by deputy mayor in 2014.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Gazzar, Brenda (April 30, 2009). "Nazareth split over pope's visit. Tourism, peace hopes vie with calls for pontiff to stay away". Jerusalem Post. p. 4.
- ^ Palestinian Christians in Israel, Una McGahern
- ^ Former Nazareth deputy mayor Ali Salam beats incumbent again, The Jerusalem Post, 13 March 2014.
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Israeli politicians
- 21st-century Israeli politicians
- Arab politicians in Israel
- Deputy mayors of places in Israel
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Israel
- Hadash politicians
- Israeli Arab Christians
- Israeli engineers
- Mayors of Nazareth
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology alumni