Ruhi al-Khatib | |
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| روحي الخطيب | |
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| Mayor of East Jerusalem | |
| In office 1957 – 5 July 1994 | |
| Preceded by | City Council committee Omar Elwary(1955) |
| Succeeded by | Amin al-Majaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1914 Jerusalem |
| Died | 5 July 1994 |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
Ruhi al-Khatib (Arabic: روحي الخطيب, Ruḥi al-Khateeb; 1914–1994) was the last mayor of East Jerusalem under Jordanian rule.
Elected in 1957, his term came to an end on 29 June 1967, when Israel dissolved the city council of East Jerusalem following its conquest of the city in the Six-Day War.[1] Despite this he continued to hold the title of Mayor of Jerusalem until his death on 5 July 1994.
- ^ Meron Benvenisti (2002), Sacred Landscape: Buried History of the Holy Land Since 1948., University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-23422-7