Adnan al-Husayni

Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni
Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni
عدنان غالب الحسيني
	al-Husayni in 2015
Governor of Quds Governorate
	In office; 2008–2018
Preceded by	Jamil Othman Nasser
Succeeded by	Adnan Ghaith
Waqf Supervisor
Member of the Palestinian National Authority Higher Council of Tourism
	In office; 1999–?
Personal details
Born	1946 (age 77–78); Jerusalem, Palestine
Alma mater	Ain Shams University
Occupation	Architect, politician, Waqf supervisor

Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni (Arabic: عدنان غالب الحسيني) (born 1946) is a Palestinian politician, who was the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem^[1] and of the Quds Governorate between 2008 and 2018^[2] when he was succeeded by Adnan Ghaith. He is also Waqf supervisor and a member of the Palestinian National Authority Higher Council of Tourism. He belongs to the al-Husayni family of Jerusalem, where he was born.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 1971, al-Husayni received a BA in architecture from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. Afterwards he began working as General-Manager and Supervisor of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf. He served as head of the Palestinian Housing Council in Palestinian territories in 1999–2002. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Higher Council of Tourism.^{[citation needed]}

References

Adnan al-Husseini Profile

Notes

^ Rudoren, Jodi (21 September 2013). "Jews Challenge Rules to Claim Heart of Jerusalem". The New York Times. p. 2.: 'Adnan Hussein, the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem.'
^ "Mapping Palestinian Politics". European Council on Foreign Relations. 9 May 2018.

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[1] Rudoren, Jodi (21 September 2013). "Jews Challenge Rules to Claim Heart of Jerusalem". The New York Times. p. 2.: 'Adnan Hussein, the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem.'

[ecfr-2] "Mapping Palestinian Politics". European Council on Foreign Relations. 9 May 2018.

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