| Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ja'abari | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Hebron | |
| In office 1948–1976 | |
| Succeeded by | Fahd Qawasmi |
| Member of the upper chamber of the Jordanian government | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1950s | |
| Member of various Jordanian cabinets | |
| In office 1970s–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1900 |
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Relations | Sulaiman Ja'abari (relative) |
Sheikh Muhammad Ali Ja'abari (Arabic: الشيخ محمد علي الجعبري 1900–1980) was the long-serving mayor of the Palestinian city of Hebron, appointed by Jordan, from 1948 to 1976. Ja'abari was head of the Jericho Conference in Jericho which supported the unification of the West Bank and Jordan. In the 1950s, he held a seat in the upper chamber of the Jordanian government.
Career
Sheikh Muhammad ali Ja'abari represented Hebron at the Fourth Conference of the Arab Mayors of Palestine in 1945, hosted in Gaza.
After Israel occupied the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War, he proposed that Israel only remain in power for five years after which the Palestinians would reserve the right of self-determination. Apparently, it had been agreed with Israel that he would serve as the Prime Minister of a new Palestinian state. He prominently opposed the violent nature of the fedayeen. His tenure as mayor of Jordan ended on 28 March 1976, and he was succeeded by Fahd Qawasmi who was the first elected mayor of the city. Throughout the 1970s, Ja'abari was member of various Jordanian cabinets, and held the portfolio of Minister of Justice in 1955, 1958, 1959 and 1960-1961. Ja'abari died in 1980. He is related to Sulaiman Ja'abari, the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem.
References
- ^ Palestinian Personalities Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA).
- Khalidi, Walid. Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of the Palestinians, 1876-1948. Washington, D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, 1991, 296.
- The Bride and the Dowry: Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians in the Aftermath of the June 1967 War, Avi Raz, Yale University Press, 17 Jul 2012. p. xiii.
- Israel, Palestinians, and the Intifada: creating facts on the West Bank, Geoffrey Aronson, Institute for Palestine Studies (Washington, D.C.) - 1990- p. 46.
- "Municipal Council over the Years". Hebron City. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- "الوزراء - وزارة العدل الاردنية". www.moj.gov.jo. Ministry of Justice of Jordan. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
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