Musa al-Husayni
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Musa Kazim Pasha al-Husayni held a series of senior posts in the Ottoman administration. He belonged to the prominent al-Husayni family and was mayor of Jerusalem (1918–1920). He was dismissed as mayor by the British authorities and became head of the nationalist Executive Committee of the Palestine Arab Congress from 1922 until 1934. His death was believed to have been caused by injuries received during an anti-British demonstration.
Musa al-Husayni
Musa Kazim being clubbed by a British Policeman, Jaffa, 27 October 1933.
Musa al-Husayni's Funeral, Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, 17 March 1934, photography by Khalil Raad
Al-Husayni family
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