Adly Yaish
Palestinian politician (born 1952)
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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]
Preceded bySameeh Tubeila
Succeeded bySameeh Tubeila
Preceded byGhassan Hammouz
Succeeded byGhassan Shakaa
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 |
| Party | Hamas |
On 24 May 2007 he was arrested by Israeli forces.[5] He spent 15 months in prison without being charged.[6]
