Aref al-Aref

Aref al-Aref
Mayor of East Jerusalem
In office
1949–1955
Military Governor of Ramallah Governorate
Personal details
Born1892
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Died30 July 1973 (aged 80–81)
Al-Bireh, West Bank
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materMulkiyya College in Istanbul
OccupationJournalist, historian, politician

Aref al-Aref (Arabic: عارف العارف‎; 1892–1973) was a Palestinian journalist, historian and politician. He served as mayor of East Jerusalem in the 1950s during the Jordanian annexation of the West Bank.


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