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Ramiz Jaraisy
Ramiz Jaraisy
DeputyTawfiq Ziad
Personal details
Born(1951-10-24)October 24, 1951
Israel

Ramiz Jaraisy (Template:Lang-ar, Template:Lang-he; born October 24, 1951) is an Israeli-Arab politician and the former mayor of Nazareth.[1]

Jaraisy was born in Israel. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering (1973) and an MSc in civil engineering (1978), both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He established two Arab-Israeli student unions, first for the Technion, and subsequently a national chapter. Jaraisy is 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.

Hisham Zreiq Honored by Ramiz Jaraisy the then mayor of Nazareth and Dr. Hana Sweid a Knesset member

References

  1. ^ a b Gazzar, Brenda (April 30, 2009). "Nazareth split over pope's visit. Tourism, peace hopes vie with calls for pontiff to stay away". Jerusalem Post. p. 4.