Yusuf Dia Pasha al-Khalidi | |
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| Mayor of Jerusalem | |
| In office 1870–1876 | |
| In office 1878–1879 | |
| In office 1899–1906 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1842 Jerusalem |
| Died | 25 January 1906 |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Alma mater | Oriental Academy of Vienna |
| Occupation | Politician |
Yusuf Dia Pasha al-Khalidi (1842–1906; Arabic: يوسف ضياء الدين باشا الخالدي, Yousef Ḍiya’ ad-Dīn Bāshā al-Khalidī) was a prominent Ottoman politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem during several non-consecutive terms in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[1] Al Khalidi served as mayor of Jerusalem from the years 1870 to 1876, 1878 to 1879, and 1899 to 1906.[1]
He was an elected member of the first Ottoman parliament, and he represented Jerusalem. He was also a governor, translator, professor and prolific writer. As an Ottoman patriot and an active participant in the reform of the system following Egyptian withdrawal from Syria, Khalidi was proud of his Jerusalem heritage, and was a relentless reformer of the Ottoman system from within, rather than a precursor of Arab, or Syrian independence from the Ottomans. He continuously referred to his homeland (watani) as Jerusalem, and his country (biladuna) as the Ottoman Empire.[2]
- ^ a b Büssow 2011, p. 554.
- ^ Scholch 2005, pp. 65, 67.