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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Nablus, assumed various positions during the late Othoman era and the early Arab government, set up by Amir Faisal in Damascus. He was the first head of the Law Institiute in Damascus. Following the fall of Faisal's rule, he returned to Nablus; established in the 1920s the Hizb al-Ahali party to compete with the Nablus MCA; representative for the Nablus district of the Supreme Muslim Council from 1922-26 and its member in the early 1930s; founder and leader of the National Bloc, a moderate party which was established in October 1935 and which stood for political independence of Palestine; member and representative of his party in the Arab Higher Committee. He died in 1954.
Source: Passia.org
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