Amin-Salim Jarjora (, ; 12 October 1886 – 20 August 1975) was an

Israeli Arab The Arab citizens of Israel form the country's largest ethnic minority. Their community mainly consists of former Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925, Mandatory Palestine citizens (and their descendants) who continued to inhabit the territory ...

politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...

for the

Democratic List of Nazareth The Democratic List of Nazareth (, ''Reshima Demokratit shel Natzrat''; ) was an Arab satellite list in Israel and the only Israeli Arab party to win seats in the first Knesset. The party, which was sponsored by David Ben-Gurion's Mapai, "Mapai' ...

between 1949 and 1951.

Biography

Born in

Nazareth Nazareth is the largest Cities in Israel, city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. In its population was . Known as "the Arab capital of Israel", Nazareth serves as a cultural, political, religious, economic and ...

to a

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family, Jarjora attended law school in

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. A teacher at the Russian School in his hometown, he served in the

Ottoman Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922. Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...

during

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. After the war he taught at

Rashidiya school Rashidiya School (), or Al-Rashidiya Secondary School for Boys (), is a public school located in East Jerusalem next to Herod's Gate (''Bab as-Sahira''). Rashidiya was established in the late Ottoman Empire era. Today, Rashidiya has approxi ...

in Jerusalem between 1922 and 1926. He also worked as a lawyer in

Haifa Haifa ( ; , ; ) is the List of cities in Israel, third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area i ...

and Nazareth.Amin-Salim Jarjora: Public Activities
Knesset website In the first Knesset elections in 1949, Jarjora was placed second on the

party, which won two seats. He was placed second on the

Agriculture and Development Agriculture and Development (, ''Zira'ah wa-tatwir''; , ''Hakla'ut VePituah'') was an Arab satellite list in Israel. History Agriculture and Development was an Israeli Arab organisation formed to fight the 1951 elections. Like other Israeli Ara ...

list for the 1951 elections, losing his seat as the party won only one seat.Agriculture and Development list
Israel Democracy Institute He became mayor of Nazareth in 1954, a position he held until 1959.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarjora, Amin-Salim 1886 births 1975 deaths 20th-century Israeli lawyers Arab members of the Knesset Arab people from Ottoman Palestine Arab people in Mandatory Palestine Democratic List of Nazareth politicians Israeli schoolteachers Mayors of Nazareth Members of the 1st Knesset (1949–1951) Ottoman military personnel of World War I Politicians from Nazareth