Raghib al-Nashashibi (1881-1951) was a distinguished public figure and wealthy landowner under the Ottoman Empire, the British Mandate and the Jordanian administration. Nashashibi graduated from Istanbul University and became Jerusalem's District Engineer. His family, the Nashashibis is one of the most influential and ancient of Jerusalem familes, and has historically been a rival to the Husayni family. Wikipedia
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