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Rushdi Al-Shawwa Bey | |
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 Rushdi Sa'id Shawwa | |
| Mayor of Gaza | |
| In office 1939–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Fahmi Al Hussieni |
| Succeeded by | Abed Al Razak Klaybo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1889 Gaza, Ottoman Syria |
| Died | 5 December 1965 London, UK |
| Spouse | Shafiqa Al-Hussieni |
| Children | Issam Al-Shawwa, Abdul Karim Al Shawwa, Siham Al Shawwa, Lamia Al Shawwa, Falak Al Shawwa, Hisham Al Shawwa, Yaser Al Shawwa, and Ali Maher Al Shawwa |
Rushdi Sa'id Shawwa Bey (Arabic: رشـدي الحـاج سعيـد الشـوا) (b. 1889 – 5 December 1965) was the mayor of Gaza from 1939 to 1952. He was born in his father's house (former mayor Sa'id al-Shawa) in the al-Turukman section of the Shuja'iyya neighborhood. His mother, Hafiza Sha’ath from Beersheba, came from a major tribe in that area. Her brother, Tajuddin Sha'ath, was the head of the tribe and a former mayor of Beersheba.[citation needed]