Birth: NULL/NULL/1908 Death:NULL/NULL/1976
Born in Nablus in 1908; attended An-Najah National School in Nablus, then at the Arab College in Jerusalem; went to Beirut to study at the AUB, graduating with a BA in History and Political Science in 1928; returned to Jerusalem and began his professional career as teacher at Al-Rashidiyeh School; then worked in the British School Authority in Palestine and became a Political Secretary to the High Commissioner; served as District Governor in various cities from 1947-53, incl. in Jaffa, Nablus, Gaza, Lydda, Ramleh and Jerusalem; became Director of the Jordanian Broadcasting Service in Amman in 1953; was appointed as Under-Secretary to the Foreign Ministry in Jordan in 1953-54, then served as Ambassador in France (1954-56) and the UK (1958-59); was elected a member in the Jordanian Upper House in 1959; appointed as Governor of Jerusalem in 1960; served as Ambassador to India from in 1961-63; died in Jerusalem in Sept. 1976 and was buried in Nablus.
