Raghib al-Nashashibi

Raghib at - Nashashibi (Arabic راغب النشاشيبي, DMG Ragib to - Našāšībī; Ragheb al - Nashashibi also, * 1881, † 1951) was an Arab Notabler in Palestine and later Jordanian Minister.

Life

Under the rule of the Ottoman Empire several influential families competed for office and influence in Jerusalem. The Naschaschibis were one of those urban clans, which in - Nashashibi was born into the elite of Palestinian Arab society.

1920 sparked Nashashibi Musa Kasim al -Husseini, a member of the rival Husseini family, as mayor of Jerusalem in the British Mandate from. Against the backdrop of decolonization of the Arab world and of Zionism in Palestine Raghib at - Nashashibi became one of the leaders of the opposition, against the Grand Mufti of Jeruslam Mohammed Amin al -Husseini.

During the Arab uprising supported Nashashibi and his clan, the British Mandate by setting up small, pro- British, paramilitary units.

The end of 1947, just before the Palestine war succeeded the Husseini - Nashashibi Raghib on and his family from the Arabian High Committee to urge.

Nashashibi, who had sought a connection to Jordan before the war, after the war, Jordanian Minister, among others, for refugees and agriculture.