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- Country of residence: Portugal
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Born in Hebron on 12 Dec. 1930; received his early education in Hebron; then went to Cairo to study Chemical Engineering, graduating with a BSc in 1956; also earned a Diploma in Industrial Management from the Netherlands in 1960; was elected deputy mayor of Hebron in 1976; serves as Chairman of the Arab Cement Company, Hebron, since 1978; became mayor of Hebron in 1980 (replacing the deported mayor Fahd Qawasmeh), serving until 1983, when the Israeli authorities deposed the elected Municipal Council; was deported to Jordan by Israel the same year; pro-Fateh; was a member of the Palestinian delegation to the 1991 Madrid conference but resigned in 1992; was appointed mayor of Hebron by the PA in April 1994; was involved in the negotiations that led to the Jan. 1997 Hebron Agreement; is as businessman involved in various industries (incl. stone cutting and canning); serves as Director of the Agricultural Industries Co., Hebron. He died in 2017.
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