Musa Hadid (Arabic: موسى حديد; born 1965) is a Palestinian political figure and the former mayor of Ramallah, Palestine.

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Musa Hadid
موسى حديد
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Mayor of Ramallah
In office
2012  April 6, 2022
Succeeded byIssa Kassis[1]
Preceded byJanet Mikhail
Personal details
Born (1965-03-13) March 13, 1965 (age 59)
Ramallah, West Bank
Political partyFatah
OccupationCivil engineer
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Education and early life

Hadid studied at Birzeit University, graduating in 1993.[2] He worked as a civil engineer for 20 years before turning to politics.[3] He is a Christian.[4]

Political career

Hadid served as the mayor of Ramallah from 2012 to 2022. He is currently the Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian National Council.[5][6]

Film

In 2020, Hadid was the subject of an award-winning[7] film called "Mayor," directed by filmmaker David Osit.[8] The film follows Musa Hadid's day-to-day life as mayor.[9][10] The film has been called a "darkly comic saga"[11] and "the best new film about the Israeli-Palestine conflict".[12]

Other activities

Non-profit organizations

  • Head of the Palestinian Union of Local Authorities
  • Member of the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine
  • Member of the Municipal Development and Lending Fund
  • Vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Istiqlal Park
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Mahmoud Darwish Museum
  • Member of the Special Committee for the Consideration of Structuring Palestine into Development Regions
  • Member of a Presidential Committee for Civil Peace.

References

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