Ramiz Jaraisy
Ramiz Jaraisy | |
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![]() Ramiz Jaraisy | |
Mayor of Nazareth | |
In office 1994–2014 | |
Deputy | Tawfiq Ziad |
Preceded by | Tawfiq Ziad |
Succeeded by | Ali Salam |
Personal details | |
Born | Nazareth, Israel | October 24, 1951
Political party | Hadash |
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]
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
- ^ a b Gazzar, Brenda (30 April 2009). "Nazareth split over pope's visit. Tourism, peace hopes vie with calls for pontiff to stay away". Jerusalem Post. p. 4.
- ^ McGahern, Una (2012). Palestinian Christians in Israel.
- ^ Ben Solomon, Ariel (13 March 2014). "Former Nazareth deputy mayor Ali Salam beats incumbent again". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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- ג'ראיסי ראמז (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
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