Sa'id al-Shawwa

Hajj Sa'id al-Shawwa Effendi
Portrait of Shawwa as mayor of Gaza[1]
Mayor of Gaza
In office
1906–1917
Preceded byMohammed Khalil al-Shawwa
Succeeded byMahmoud Abu Khadra
Vice President of the Supreme Muslim Council
In office
1919–1929
Personal details
Bornc. 1868
Gaza, Mutassarifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Died(1930-10-25)25 October 1930
Gaza, British Mandate of Palestine
SpouseShaath Kharma
ChildrenRushdi
Adel
Sa'di
Ezeddine
Rashad

Hajj Sa'id al-Shawwa (Arabic: الحـاج سعيد الشوا) (1868–October 1930) was a Palestinian Arab politician and the first mayor of Gaza, serving from 1906 to 1917.[2] He was also one of the most influential members of the Supreme Muslim Council from 1921 until his death. He was an opponent of British mandatory rule in Palestine, supporting the Ottomans during World War I and later the nationalist Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al-Husayni.

  1. ^ Jawharriyah, J: Wasif. "Before Their Diaspora". btd.palestine-studies.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference GM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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