Raghib al-Nashashibi

Raghib al-Nashashibi
Mayor of Jerusalem
In office
1920 – January 1935
Preceded byMusa al-Husayni
Succeeded byHussein Khalidi
Minister of State and Custodian of the Holy Places of Jerusalem
In office
1 January 1951 – 25 July 1951
Minister of Transport
In office
4 December 1950 – 1 January 1951
Minister of Agriculture
In office
12 April 1950 – 11 October 1950
Minister of State
In office
12 January 1950 – 12 April 1950
Minister of Refugees
In office
1 September 1949 – 12 January 1950
Personal details
Born1881
Jerusalem
DiedApril 1951
East Jerusalem
Political partyNational Defence Party

Raghib al-Nashashibi (Arabic: راغب النشاشيبي, Ragheb al-Nashashibī) (1881–1951), CBE (hon),[1] was a Palestinian public figure and wealthy landowner during the Ottoman Empire,[2] the British Mandate and the Jordanian administration. He was a member of the Nashashibi clan, one of the most influential families in Palestine, and mayor of Jerusalem from 1920 to 1935.

  1. ^ A Survey of Palestine - prepared in December 1945 and January 1946 for the information of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry. Reprinted 1991 by the Institute of Palestine Studies, Washington. Volume II. ISBN 0-88728-214-8. p.948
  2. ^ "Raghib al-Nashashibi - Politicians (1882 - 1951)". Palestinian Journeys. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-13.