Zaki al-Ghul | |
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زكي الغول | |
Titular Mayor of East Jerusalem | |
In office 1999–2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1926 Silwan neighborhood, Jerusalem |
Died | 28 April 2019 |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Alma mater | Palestinian Institute of Law, John F. Kennedy University |
Zaki Ali Khader al-Ghul ( Arabic: زكي الغول; born 1926 – 28 April 2019) was a Palestinian politician based in Jordan. [1]
Born in 1926 in Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood, he graduated from the Palestinian Institute of Law in 1948 and achieved a doctorate from John F. Kennedy University in 2006. [2]
From 1999 until his death in 2019, al-Ghul served as the titular mayor of East Jerusalem. Due to the forced shutting down of all councils related to the East Jerusalem municipal services by Israeli authorities, al-Ghul held what constituted a purely formal position or title without any practical or real authority. [3] [4]