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Sector : Public Figures, Public Figures
Born in Nablus in Oct. 1918; attended An-Najah School in Nablus; studied Medicine at the AUB and graduated in 1941; specialized later in Pediatrics in England, graduating in 1950; joined the ANM in 1950; co-founder of the Arab Workers’ Society which challenged the British Mandate; also initiated cultural and sports activities in Nablus; was elected to the Nablus Municipality in 1951; was a member of the first PNC in 1964; co-founder of the Nablus Society to Combat Illiteracy and of the first pediatrics centers in Palestine in 1966; deported by Israel on 25 Oct. 1968; elected head of the Jordanian Physicians’ Association from 1969-75 and Deputy Head of the Arab Medical Union from 1975-79; returned to Nablus on 30 June 1994; died in Amman on 25 Aug. 1996.Source