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| '''Husayin Fakhri al-Khalidi''' ({{lang-ar|حسين فخري الخالدي}}, {{transl|ar|''Ḥusayn Fakhri al-Khalidī''}}) (1895-1962) was born in ]. He worked as medical doctor for the Department of Public Health in ]. Khalidi was elected mayor of Jerusalem from 1934-1937. On 23 June, 1935 he founded the ] and joined the ] as its representative.<ref>Military Preparations of the Arab Community in Palestine, 1945-1948: 1945-1948, By Haim Levenberg, Routledge, 1993, p. 7</ref> | '''Husayin Fakhri al-Khalidi''' ({{lang-ar|حسين فخري الخالدي}}, {{transl|ar|''Ḥusayn Fakhri al-Khalidī''}}) (1895-1962) was born in ]. He worked as medical doctor for the Department of Public Health in ]. Khalidi was elected mayor of Jerusalem from 1934-1937. On 23 June, 1935 he founded the ] and joined the ] as its representative.<ref>Military Preparations of the Arab Community in Palestine, 1945-1948: 1945-1948, By Haim Levenberg, Routledge, 1993, p. 7</ref> | ||
| In 1937, during the ], Khalidi was one of the Arab officials arrested by the government.<ref name="cjc">{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=brEuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HWEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3162%2C4397335|title=Arab Propaganda Invades Canada and United States|last=Saphire|first=William B.|date=1945-07-06|publisher=The Canadian Jewish Chronicle|accessdate=19 April 2010}}</ref> His appointment as Mayor of Jerusalem was invalidated and he was exiled to the ].<ref name="cjc"/> He was released in 1938.<ref name="cjc"/> He took part in the London Conference at ] in February 1939 and was among those rejecting the British Government's ]. He returned to Palestine in 1943 and joined the renewed Arab Higher Committee in 1945, becoming its Secretary in 1946. Khalidi was a member of the short-lived ] established under Egypt's patronage in Gaza in September 1948. He prospered under ] rule, becoming a Cabinet Minister (for Foreign Affairs) and briefly ] in 1957.<ref>A History of Palestine: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Founding of the State of Israel, Gudrun Krämer, translated by Graham Harman, Princeton University Press, 2008, p. 258</ref> He died on 26 December, 1962. | In 1937, during the ], Khalidi was one of the Arab officials arrested by the government.<ref name="cjc">{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=brEuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HWEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3162%2C4397335|title=Arab Propaganda Invades Canada and United States|last=Saphire|first=William B.|date=1945-07-06|publisher=The Canadian Jewish Chronicle|accessdate=19 April 2010}}</ref> His appointment as Mayor of Jerusalem was invalidated and he was exiled to the ].<ref name="cjc"/> He was released in 1938.<ref name="cjc"/> He took part in the London Conference at ] in February 1939 and was among those rejecting the British Government's ]. He returned to Palestine in 1943 and joined the renewed Arab Higher Committee in 1945, becoming its Secretary in 1946. Khalidi was a member of the short-lived ] established under Egypt's patronage in Gaza in September 1948. He prospered under ] rule, becoming a Cabinet Minister (for Foreign Affairs) and briefly ] in 1957.<ref>A History of Palestine: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Founding of the State of Israel, Gudrun Krämer, translated by Graham Harman, Princeton University Press, 2008, p. 258</ref> He died on 26 December, 1962. | ||
| He was the brother of ] and the uncle of ].<ref>ISMAIL KHALIDI, 52, U.N. OFFICIAL, DIES, New York Times, September 6, 1968</ref> | He was the brother of ] and the uncle of ].<ref>ISMAIL KHALIDI, 52, U.N. OFFICIAL, DIES, New York Times, September 6, 1968</ref> | ||
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Husayin Fakhri al-Khalidi (Template:Lang-ar, Ḥusayn Fakhri al-Khalidī) (1895-1962) was born in Jerusalem. He worked as medical doctor for the Department of Public Health in Aleppo. Khalidi was elected mayor of Jerusalem from 1934-1937. On 23 June, 1935 he founded the Reform Party and joined the Arab Higher Committee as its representative.
In 1937, during the 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, Khalidi was one of the Arab officials arrested by the government. His appointment as Mayor of Jerusalem was invalidated and he was exiled to the Seychelles Islands. He was released in 1938. He took part in the London Conference at St. James's Palace in February 1939 and was among those rejecting the British Government's White Paper proposal. He returned to Palestine in 1943 and joined the renewed Arab Higher Committee in 1945, becoming its Secretary in 1946. Khalidi was a member of the short-lived All-Palestine Government established under Egypt's patronage in Gaza in September 1948. He prospered under Jordanian rule, becoming a Cabinet Minister (for Foreign Affairs) and briefly Prime Minister in 1957. He died on 26 December, 1962.
He was the brother of Ismail Khalidi and the uncle of Rashid Khalidi.
References
- Military Preparations of the Arab Community in Palestine, 1945-1948: 1945-1948, By Haim Levenberg, Routledge, 1993, p. 7
- ^ Saphire, William B. (1945-07-06). "Arab Propaganda Invades Canada and United States". The Canadian Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- A History of Palestine: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Founding of the State of Israel, Gudrun Krämer, translated by Graham Harman, Princeton University Press, 2008, p. 258
- ISMAIL KHALIDI, 52, U.N. OFFICIAL, DIES, New York Times, September 6, 1968
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