Mousa Hadid
Palestinian civil engineer; mayor of Ramallah
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Musa Hadid (Arabic: موسى حديد; born 1965) is a Palestinian political figure and the former mayor of Ramallah, Palestine.
Musa Hadid موسى حديد | |
|---|---|
Musa Hadid in 2023 | |
| Mayor of Ramallah | |
| In office 2012 – April 6, 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Issa Kassis[1] |
| Preceded by | Janet Mikhail |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1965 |
| Party | Fatah |
| Alma mater | Birzeit University |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
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.
