Adly Yaish (Arabic: عدلي يعيش, ʿAdlī Yaʿīš), born 30 June 1952, is the former mayor of the Nablus Municipality in the central highlands of the West Bank under the Palestinian National Authority.[1][2] He is a businessman working in automobiles trade.[3] He is believed to come from a Samaritan family that converted to Islam.[4]
Adly Yaish | |
|---|---|
| Arabic: عدلي يعيش | |
| Mayor of Nablus | |
| In office May 2017 – 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sameeh Tubeila |
| Succeeded by | Sameeh Tubeila |
| In office December 2005 – 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ghassan Hammouz |
| Succeeded by | Ghassan Shakaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1952 |
| Political party | Hamas |
On 24 May 2007 he was arrested by Israeli forces.[5] He spent 15 months in prison without being charged.[6]
References
edit- ^ "From the Mayor". Nablus Municipality. Archived from the original on 15 February 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
- ^ "Not Muslim, Not Jewish: Ancient Community in the West Bank Feels Increasingly Israeli". Haaretz. 10 May 2018.
- ^ Rasgon, Adam (20 August 2016). "Nablus's Kingmaker". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Not Muslim, Not Jewish: Ancient Community in the West Bank Feels Increasingly Israeli".
- ^ Waked, Ali (24 May 2007). "Israel arrests Palestinian minister of education". Ynetnews. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Martin, Patrick (24 July 2009). "A city reborn: Israel's easing restrictions in the West Bank, and its largest city, Nablus, is thriving". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2010 – via Canada-Israel Committee.
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