Ramiz Jaraisy
Ramiz Jaraisy | |
|---|---|
 Ramiz Jaraisy | |
| Mayor of Nazareth | |
| In office 1994–2014 | |
| Deputy | Tawfiq Ziad |
| Preceded by | Tawfiq Ziad |
| Succeeded by | Ali Salam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1951 Nazareth, Israel |
| Political party | Hadash |
Ramiz Jaraisy (
Jaraisy was born to a
Greek Orthodox Christian.[1]
Jaraisy was first elected to the Nazareth City Council in 1978. Later he became deputy mayor under Tawfiq Ziad. After Ziad's death in 1994 he was elected mayor of Nazareth.[2] He was beaten and succeeded by deputy mayor Ali Salam in 2014.[3]
References
- ^ Jerusalem Post. p. 4.
- ^ Palestinian Christians in Israel, Una McGahern
- ^ Former Nazareth deputy mayor Ali Salam beats incumbent again, The Jerusalem Post, 13 March 2014.