Qasim al-Ahmad

Qasim Pasha al-Ahmad
Born
DiedLate 1834
NationalityOttoman
Known forHead of Qasim clan
Chief of Jamma'in Subdistrict
Mutasallim of Jerusalem
Mutasallim of Nablus
Leader of the Peasants' revolt in Palestine

Qasim Pasha al-Ahmad (died 1834) was the chief of the Jamma'in subdistrict of Jabal Nablus during the Ottoman and Egyptian periods in Palestine in the mid-19th century.[1] He also served as the mutassalim (tax collector) of Jerusalem between 1832 and 1833.[2] Qasim headed the Qasim clan, a prominent rural family of Jabal Nablus.[3][4] He led the peasants of Palestine in their revolt against the Egyptian rule of Ibrahim Pasha in 1834.[1][4] Following the revolt's suppression, he was captured and executed by the authorities.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Doumani, 1995, p. 46
  2. ^ Kramer, 2011, p. 67
  3. ^ Baer, 1982, p. 291
  4. ^ a b Beinin, 2001, p. 33