Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni (; born 1946) is a Palestinian politician, who was the Palestinian governor of

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: 'Adnan Hussein, the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem.' and of the

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between 2008 and 2018 when he was succeeded by Adnan Ghaith. He is also

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supervisor and a member of the

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Higher Council of Tourism. He belongs to the

al-Husayni family Husayni ( also spelled Husseini) is the name of a prominent Palestinian Arab clan formerly based in Jerusalem, which claims descent from Husayn ibn Ali (the son of Ali). The Husaynis follow the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam, in contrast to th ...

of Jerusalem, where he was born.

History

In 1971, al-Husayni received a BA in architecture from

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in Cairo, Egypt. Afterwards he began working as General-Manager and Supervisor of the

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. He served as head of the Palestinian Housing Council in

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in 1999–2002. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Higher Council of Tourism.

References

Adnan al-Husseini Profile

Notes

1946 births Living people 21st-century Palestinian politicians Politicians from Jerusalem

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