Raghib Al Nashashibi

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Raghib al-Nashashibi (1881-1951) was a wealthy landowner and public figure during the Ottoman Empire, the British Mandate and the Jordanian administration. He was mayor of Jerusalem in 1920-1934.Nashashibi graduated from Istanbul University and became Jerusalem's District Engineer. The Nashashibiswere one of the oldest and most influential Jerusalem families, and historical rivals of the Husayni family.Nashashibi succeeded Musa Kazim al-Husayni as mayor of Jerusalem in 1920. He was a leading opponent of the Husayni family in Palestine. In 1937 he secretly favoured union with Transjordan (Sayigh, 2000, p. 9). Nashashibi was a founding member of the Arab Higher Committee and a leader of the National Defence Party.