Zaki al-Ghul
Zaki al-Ghul | |
|---|---|
| زكي الغول | |
| Titular Mayor of East Jerusalem | |
| In office 1999 – 28 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Amin al-Majaj |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1926 Silwan neighborhood, Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 28 April 2019 (aged 92–93) |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Alma mater | Palestinian Institute of Law John F. Kennedy University |
Zaki Ali Khader al-Ghul (Arabic: زكي الغول; born 1926 – 28 April 2019) was a Palestinian politician based in Jordan.[1]
Life and education
Born in 1926 in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood, he graduated from the Palestinian Institute of Law in 1948 and achieved a doctorate from John F. Kennedy University in 2006.[2]
Mayor of East Jerusalem
From 1999 until his death in 2019, al-Ghul served as the titular mayor of East Jerusalem. Due to the forced shutting down of all councils related to the East Jerusalem municipal services by Israeli authorities, al-Ghul held what constituted a purely formal position or title without any practical or real authority.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Zaki al-Ghul". All4Palestine. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "منتدى الفكر العربي يكرم أمين مدينة القدس". Al Jazeera. 6 March 2014.
- ^ Klein, Menachem (2001). Jerusalem: The Contested City. London: C. Hurst & Co. p. 197. ISBN 1-85065-575-8.
- ^ Reiter, Yitzhak (2008). Jerusalem and Its Role in Islamic Solidarity. Ney York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-230-60782-8.