Ramiz Jaraisy
Ramiz Jaraisy | |
|---|---|
رامز جرايسي | |
Ramiz Jaraisy | |
| Mayor of Nazareth | |
| In office 4 August 1994 – 11 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tawfiq Ziad |
| Succeeded by | Ali Salam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1951 |
| Party | Hadash |
| Spouse | Hanan Karkabi |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (BSc, MSc) |
| Occupation | Politician, mechanical engineer, civil engineer |
Ramiz Jaraisy (Arabic: رامز جرايسي, Hebrew: ראמז ג'ראיסי; born 24 October 1951) is a Palestinian politician, mechanical engineer, civil engineer 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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ McGahern, Una (25 June 2012). Palestinian Christians in Israel: State Attitudes towards Non-Muslims in a Jewish State. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-65680-4.
- ^ Ben Solomon, Ariel (13 March 2014). "Former Nazareth deputy mayor Ali Salam beats incumbent again". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
External links
- ג'ראיסי ראמז (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.