Adel Zawati

Adel Zawati (Arabic: عادل زواتي; born Zawata, Nablus, 1920; died 1984) was a Palestinian politician.

Adel Zawati
Member of the Parliament of Jordan
In office
1982–1984
ConstituencyNablus
Mayor of Jenin
In office
1961–?
Mayor of Hebron
In office
?–?
Mayor of Irbid
In office
?–?
Personal details
Born1920
Zawata, Nablus
Died1984
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Adel Zawati was born 1920 in Zawata, Nablus to Palestinian parents. His father, Abd el Rahman, as well as his brother, Najeeb Zawati, were both Islamic scholars (ulamas, علماء) and graduates of Al Azhar university in Cairo (جامعة الأزهر الشريف), the oldest Islamic university in the world.[1][2]

He was educated in Nablus schools and The Friends Boys School near Jerusalem before he went on to receive his bachelor's and master's degrees with honors in Arabic Literature from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 1945.[3] Zawati was, at various times, appointed as head (حاكم)of the cities of Lydda, then Ramla and Jaffa under the British Mandate.

He later moved to Jerusalem to work as secretary to the British High Commissioner in Jerusalem. He was taken prisoner by Israeli forces during the 1948 Palestine Israeli war and was later released in a prisoner exchange.[4]

Zawati subsequently served as mayor of Jenin in 1961, and later as mayor of Hebron and Irbid. He later worked for the Jordanian state Radio and television Institute,[5] and in various other positions, the United Nations and the Arab world before being elected in 1982 to the Parliament of Jordan representing the city of Nablus.[6]

References
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  2. "أبنائنا .. علماء ..وأطباء.. ومهندسون ... ومبدعون.... في الشتات !" [Our children .. Scientists .. doctors .. Engineers ... And innovators .... In the diaspora!]. palissue.com (in Arabic). Intifada Palestinian Forum. 2006-10-30. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  3. "أسطوانات كتب اللغة العربية 53 : djamel : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  4. "فلسطين 48" [Palestine 48] (in Arabic). palestine48.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  5. "جريدة الدستور || ذكريات اذاعية: الاذاعة الاردنية الهاشمية في عيدها الخمسين "اليوبيل الذهبي" * محمود توفيق الشاهد". Addustour.com. 2009-12-03. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  6. "صحفي - أعضاء مجالس النواب منذ عام 1947 لغاية 2007". Sahafi.jo. Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
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