Birth: 1/1/1905 Death:15/12/1994
Born in Nablus in 1905; studied at An-Najah School; received a BA in Business and Economics from the AUB in 1929; was a member in different clubs and committees such as the Rifle Club in Nablus, 1931; member of the Nashashibi-led opposition during the British Mandate period; active in the Palestinian Revolt of 1936-39; became a deputy for Nablus in the Jordanian parliament from 1950-57; was a leading member of the National Socialist Par ty; pro-royalist for Arab unity; member of various Jordanian cabinets and the chamber of deputies in the 1950s; speaker of the Jordanian parliament from 1952-53 and from 1956-57; Minister of Agriculture from 1953-54; Chair of the national conference in Nablus after the dismissal of the Nabulsi government in March 1957, to promote its reinstatement; member of the Jordanian Senate from 1962-71, at times its Acting Chairman; also worked as merchant, as Director of Haj Taher Al-Masri Co. Ltd. and involved in several other business companies; was elected to serve as one of three PLO Vice-Pres in 1964; was seen as potential PM when the PLO considered the establishment of a government-in-exile in the mid-1970s; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of An-Najah National University in Nablus from 1972-94; died in Nablus on 15 Dec. 1994.
