Adly Yaish ( ar, عدلي يعيش, ) is the mayor of the Nablus Municipality (Dec. 2005–present) in the central highlands of the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

under the

Palestinian National Authority The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine,

. He is a known businessman working in automobiles trade On 24 May 2007 he was arrested by

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i forces. He spent 15 months in prison without being charged.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Mayors of Nablus Hamas members Palestinian people imprisoned by Israel Palestinian mechanical engineers {{Palestine-mayor-stub