Elias Bandak

Elias Bandak
Mayor of Bethlehem
In office
1964–1972
Succeeded byElias Freij
In office
1952–1957
Succeeded byAyyub Musallam
In office
1950–1952
Preceded byIssa Basil Bandak
Personal details
Bornc. 1911
Bethlehem
Died(1972-04-26)26 April 1972
Jerusalem
NationalityPalestinian

Elias Issa Bandak (Arabic: إلياس بندك) (c.1911 – 26 April 1972) was the mayor of Bethlehem from 1950–52, 1952–57, and from 1964-72, serving three separate terms. He succeeded his cousin Issa Basil Bandak.[1] Bandak was a Palestinian Christian.

Bandak died of cancer on 26 April 1972, aged 61.[2]

  1. ^ Former mayors of Bethlehem Archived 2020-04-10 at the Wayback Machine Bethlehem Municipality.
  2. ^ "Elias Bandak Dies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 1 February 2023.