Ghassan Shakaa (Arabic: غسان الشكعة, romanized: Ghassān Shak’ā) (1943 – 25 Jan 2018) was a Palestinian politician who was the mayor of Nablus in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015,[1] one of the largest cities in the West Bank. His uncle, Bassam Shaka was another former Nablus mayor. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat.[2] His brother was assassinated in 2003. Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city.[3] Shakaa died on January 25, 2018 at the age of 74.[4]

References

  1. ^ Erakat, Abdullah H. (February 24, 2014). "Nablus Handicrafts Project Aims for Regional Tourism". The Medialine. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "www.passia.org". passia.org. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "West Bank mayor quits in protest". BBC News. February 28, 2004. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "West Bank former mayor, Ghassan al-Shakaa, dead at age 74". ABC News. January 25, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghassan_Shakaa
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