Munib al-Masri
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Munib Rashid al-Masri (Arabic: منيب رشيد المصري), also known as the "Duke of Nablus", and "the Godfather"[1](b. 1934), is a Palestinian industrialist, and patriarch of the al-Masri family.[2]
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Born | 1934 (age 89–90) |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Alma mater | An-Najah National University University of Texas at Austin |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Angela Masri |
Children | 6, including Mai Masri |
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Relatives include a cousin, Arab Bank and Paltel chairman Sabih al-Masri, and nephews, developer Bashar Masri, and Jordanian former prime minister Taher al-Masri.
One of Yasser Arafat's closest friends and supporters, al-Masri has served as a minister in the cabinet of Jordan,[3] and has on multiple occasions declined both the presidency and the prime ministership of Palestine.[3]