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Hajj Tawfiq Hammad was born in Nablus and mastered the Turkish language. From a young age, he was inclined towards conservatism and adherence to the teachings of Islam. He worked as a clerk in the Nablus Governorate, and his handwriting was beautiful and elegant. He participated in founding a group led by Sheikh Abbas al-Khamash known as "al-Jam'iyya" (The Society), which included a number of prominent figures from the city and its surrounding countryside. The Society aimed to resist feudalism, reduce social disparities, and challenge familial dominance. He worked to expand the Society's activities, attracting members from Tulkarm and Jenin.
He was elected mayor of Nablus from 1902 to 1908 and was one of the most prominent activists in developing the National Hospital, which consisted of only four rooms. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and, after the British occupation, assumed the presidency of the Islamic-Christian Society, which led the resistance against the Zionist project.
He participated in several national conferences. He was the deputy head of the Palestinian delegation to London, which was headed by the head of the national movement, Musa Kazim al-Husseini, who was the father of the martyr Abdul Qader al-Husseini. Hajj Tawfiq Hammad attended the Syrian-Palestinian conference held in Geneva in 1912, which called for the liberation of the country from colonialism and the independence of the Levant. In 1931, he was elected as a member of the Islamic conference held in Jerusalem.
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