Faidi al-Alami

Faidi al-Alami
فيضي العلمي
Faidi al-Alami, in Jerusalem, with his two children, Na'amite and Musa
Mayor of Jerusalem
In office
1906–1909
Preceded byMusa Kazim al-Husayni
Succeeded byHussein al-Husayni
Representative of Jerusalem in Ottoman Parliament
In office
1914–?
Personal details
NationalityPalestinian
ChildrenMusa al-Alami (son)
ParentMusa al-Alami (father)

Faidi/Fidi/Fedi/Faydi Effendi[1] el/al-'Alami (1865[2][3] or 1881[4]: 117 – 1924[2][3][4]; Arabic: فيضي العلمي) was Mayor of Jerusalem from 1906 to 1909.[2] Among his legacies was having helped improve the city and expand municipal services leading to an increase in construction of Christian institutions and Jewish neighborhoods outside of the Old City.[4]

  1. ^ American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department, photographer (1870–1935). "Fedi Effendi el-Alami [Faidi al-Alami], Na'amite (daughter), Mousa Bey (son). LC-DIG-ppmsca-18411-00008 (digital file from original on page 12, no. 8)". Studio portraits of members of the American Colony (Jerusalem), friends, and associates. Library of Congress. LCCN 2007675263. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Palestinian Personalities: A: AL-ALAMI, FAIDI (1865-1924)". The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA). Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Cahoon, Ben. "Jerusalem". WorldStatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Benvenisti, Meron (1996). City of Stone: The Hidden History of Jerusalem. University of California Press. pp. 116–118. ISBN 0-520-20768-8. OCLC 42417559. OL 3263035W – via EBSCOhost.