Musa Hadid (Arabic: موسى حديد; born 1965) is a Palestinian political figure and the former mayor of Ramallah, Palestine.
Musa Hadid موسى حديد | |
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| Mayor of Ramallah | |
| In office 2012 – April 6, 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Issa Kassis[1] |
| Preceded by | Janet Mikhail |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1965 Ramallah, West Bank |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
Education and early life
editHadid 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
editHadid served as the mayor of Ramallah from 2012 to 2022. He is currently the Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian National Council.[5][6]
Film
editIn 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
editNon-profit organizations
edit- 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.
References
edit- ^ "عيسى قسيس رئيسا لبلدية رام الله خلفا لموسى حديد". 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Musa Farah Hadid". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Laffly, Tomris (2020-03-18). "'Mayor': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Mayor | Documentary". Mayor. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Musa Hadid (Deputy Chairman)". ECFR. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "Israelis tout Accords in Morocco, clash with Iranians and Palestinians". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "David Osit's "Mayor" takes top prize at Full Frame '20". Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Column: 'Mayor' shows the West Bank as we rarely see it". Los Angeles Times. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "'Mayor': Film Review". money.yahoo.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Hot Docs Review: 'Mayor' Highlights the Day-to-Day Practicalities of Palestinian Political Life Directed by David Osit". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "'Mayor' Trailer - A Darkly Comic Doc Saga About a Palestinian Mayor | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Kohn, Eric (2020-03-06). "'Mayor' Review: The Best New Film About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is a Dark Comedy About Ramallah's Mayor". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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