Birth: 1/1/1902 Death:1/7/1982
Born in Jerusalem in 1902; attended Al-Ma’muniyah School, the Frères College, and the English College, where he was tutored by Nakhleh Zureiq; graduated with a BA in History from the AUB in Lebanon in 1925; worked as school teacher at the Dar Al-Mu’allimin and published history articles in the college journal; continued his education in the UK, graduating with an MA in History from the University of London in 1930; worked as history teacher at the Arab College in Jerusalem; taught in a secondary school in Hebron and became its headmaster in 1935; resigned from the Education Dept. and joined the Higher Islamic Shari’a Council, becoming General Inspector of Shari’a Courts; served as preacher (Khatib) of Al-Aqsa Mosque; appeared as a witness before the 1946 Anglo-American Inquiry Commission; had to flee to Syria after the 1948 War and lived in Aleppo, where he continued his profession as school teacher of history and geography; moved to Damascus in 1961 and worked as Assistant Director of Education for UNRWA schools in Syria; died in July 1982.
