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'''Zaki al-Ghul''' is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] politician based in [[Jordan]]. Since 1999 he has 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 forces, al-Ghul holds what constitutes a purely formal position or title without any practical or real authority.<ref>{{cite book |title=Jerusalem: The Contested City |page=197 |first=Menachem |last=Klein |date=2001 |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. |location=London |isbn=1-85065-575-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Jerusalem and Its Role in Islamic Solidarity |page=37 |first=Yitzhak |last=Reiter |date=2008 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=Ney York |isbn=0-230-60782-9}}</ref>
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|office = Titular [[Mayor_of_Jerusalem#Titular_Mayors_of_East_Jerusalem_(1967–present)|Mayor of East Jerusalem]]
|term_start = 1999
|term_end = 2019
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|successor =
|birth_date = 1926
|birth_place = [[Silwan]] neighborhood, Jerusalem
|death_date = 28 April 2019
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|nationality = Palestinian
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|alma_mater = [[Birzeit University|Palestinian Institute of Law]], [[John F. Kennedy University]]
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'''Zaki Ali Khader al-Ghul''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: '''زكي الغول'''; born 1926 – 28 April 2019) was a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] politician based in [[Jordan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zaki al-Ghul |url=https://www.all4palestine.org/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=14&mid=77717&lang=en |publisher=All4Palestine |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>

==Life and Education==
Born in 1926 in Jerusalem’s [[Silwan]] neighborhood, he graduated from the [[Birzeit University|Palestinian Institute of Law]] in 1948 and achieved a doctorate from [[John F. Kennedy University]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.net/home/print/f6451603-4dff-4ca1-9c10-122741d17432/d23d8f5b-286e-4344-ab50-7890283b6512|title=منتدى الفكر العربي يكرم أمين مدينة القدس |date=6 March 2014|publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref>

==Mayor of East Jerusalem==
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From 1999 until his death in 2019, al-Ghul served as the [[Mayor_of_Jerusalem#Titular_Mayors_of_East_Jerusalem_(1967–present) |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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Jerusalem: The Contested City |page=197 |first=Menachem |last=Klein |date=2001 |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. |location=London |isbn=1-85065-575-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Jerusalem and Its Role in Islamic Solidarity |page=37 |first=Yitzhak |last=Reiter |date=2008 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=Ney York |isbn=978-0-230-60782-8}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:49, 17 September 2023

Zaki al-Ghul
زكي الغول
Titular Mayor of East Jerusalem
In office
1999–2019
Personal details
Born1926
Silwan neighborhood, Jerusalem
Died28 April 2019
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materPalestinian 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Zaki al-Ghul". All4Palestine. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "منتدى الفكر العربي يكرم أمين مدينة القدس". Al Jazeera. 6 March 2014.
  3. ^ Klein, Menachem (2001). Jerusalem: The Contested City. London: C. Hurst & Co. p. 197. ISBN 1-85065-575-8.
  4. ^ Reiter, Yitzhak (2008). Jerusalem and Its Role in Islamic Solidarity. Ney York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-230-60782-8.


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