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Adly Yaish

Personal Info

  • Country of residence: Palestine
  • Gender: Male
  • Born in: 1952
  • Age: 70
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Adly Rifaat Saleh Yaish (born June 30, 1952 in Nablus) is the former mayor of Nablus.

 

his life

He was born and lives in Nablus, and was the youngest of his eight siblings. He grew up in the city, before moving to the United Kingdom and doing his undergraduate studies from the University of Liverpool and graduating with a BA in Mechanical Engineering with Honors.

 

After that, he returned to live in his city and worked with his family in the field of car trade and parts, and joined the community and national institutions in his city.

 

The election

Yaish ran for the municipal elections that were held in 2005, as it was the first elections to be held in the city in nearly 30 years, and he and his list won the overwhelming majority in the elections, to become mayor of Nablus until 2012, then refused to run for a new election cycle due to the tense political conditions in West Bank.

 

In 2017, Yaish decided to run again in the municipal elections, and won two-thirds of the municipal council seats to become mayor of Nablus for the second time and continued in the position until 2019.

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