Ramiz_Jaraisy

Ramiz Jaraisy

Ramiz Jaraisy

Former mayor of Nazareth

Ramiz Jaraisy (Arabic: رامز جرايسي, Hebrew: ראמז ג'ראיסי; born October 24, 1951) is an Arab-Israeli politician and the former mayor of Nazareth.[1]

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Jaraisy was born to a Palestinian Christian family in Nazareth, Israel. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering (1973) and an MSc in civil engineering (1978), both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He established two Arab-Israeli student unions, first for the Technion, and subsequently a national chapter. Jaraisy is a Greek Orthodox Christian.[1]

Jaraisy was first elected to the Nazareth City Council in 1978. Later he became deputy mayor under Tawfiq Ziad. After Ziad's death in 1994 he was elected mayor of Nazareth.[2] He was beaten and succeeded by deputy mayor Ali Salam in 2014.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Gazzar, Brenda (April 30, 2009). "Nazareth split over pope's visit. Tourism, peace hopes vie with calls for pontiff to stay away". Jerusalem Post. p. 4.
  2. [2]
    Palestinian Christians in Israel, Una McGahern
  3. [3]
    Former Nazareth deputy mayor Ali Salam beats incumbent again, The Jerusalem Post, 13 March 2014.
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