Raghib al-Nashashibi

Raghib al-Nashashibi (Arabic: راغب النشاشيبي, Ragheb al-Nashashibī) (1881–1951), CBE (hon), was a wealthy landowner and public figure in Palestine during the Ottoman Empire, the British Mandate and the Jordanian administration. He was a member of the Nashashibi clan, one of the most influential families in Palestine, and mayor of Jerusalem from 1920 to 1934.

Raghib al-Nashashibi
Mayor of Jerusalem
In office
1920–1934
Preceded byMusa al-Husayni
Succeeded byHussein Khalidi
Minister of State and Custodian of the Holy Places of Jerusalem
In office
1 January 1951  25 July 1951
Minister of Transport
In office
4 December 1950  1 January 1951
Minister of Agriculture
In office
12 April 1950  11 October 1950
Minister of State
In office
12 January 1950  12 April 1950
Minister of Refugees
In office
1 September 1949  12 January 1950
Personal details
Born1881
Jerusalem
Died1951
Political partyNational Defence Party
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