Najib Effendi al-Yasin

Najib Effendi Al-Yasin was the first mayor of Haifa during the Ottoman Empire's era between 1873–1877.

Biography

Najib Effendi was born to a noble aristocratic Turkish family during the ruling age of the Ottoman Empire, at the beginning of his life he worked as a lawyer. He is first mayor of Haifa.

Najib Effendi as an eminent Turkish politician who worked and served the empire for a long time and dedicated his time for his work he has been awarded many medals of honour.

One of the most remarkable medals he received is a medal of honour by Wilhelm II of Germany during his visit to Haifa on October 25, 1898.[1] [2]

References

1. الشام قبل مائة عام . تأليف خليل سركيس ط1 1898 بيروت "Re: History geschichte تاريخ توثيق صور قديمة - Souriaty Club". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
2. http://www.malaf.info/?page=ShowDetails&Id=77&table=table_141&CatId=188

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[1] 1. الشام قبل مائة عام . تأليف خليل سركيس ط1 1898 بيروت "Re: History geschichte تاريخ توثيق صور قديمة - Souriaty Club". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-12.

[2] 2. http://www.malaf.info/?page=ShowDetails&Id=77&table=table_141&CatId=188

Mayors of Haifa
Ottoman Empire (1775–1920)	Najib Effendi al-Yasin (1873–1877) Ahmad Effendi Jalabi (1878–1881) Mustafa Bey al-Salih (1881–1884) Mustafa Pasha al-Khalil (1885–1903) Jamil Sadiq (1904–1910) Rif'at al-Salah (1910–1911) Ibrahim al-Khalil (1911–1913) Hasan Bey Shukri (1914–1920)
Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948)	Abd al-Rahman al-Haj (1920–1927) Hassan Bey Shukri (1927–1940) Shabtai Levy (1940–1948)
Israel (since 1948)	Shabtai Levy (1949–1951) Abba Hushi (1951–1969) Moshe Flimann (1969–1973) Yosef Almogi (1974–1975) Yeruham Zeisel (1975–1978) Aryeh Gur'el (1978–1993) Amram Mitzna (1993–2003) Giora Fisher (interim, 2003) Yona Yahav (2003–2018) Einat Kalisch-Rotem (since 2018)