Amin-Salim Jarjora ( ar, أمين سليم جرجورة, he, אָמִין־סָלִים גָ׳רְג׳וֹרַה; 1886 – 20 August 1975) was a

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

Israeli Arab The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic and ...

politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for the

Democratic List of Nazareth The Democratic List of Nazareth ( he, רְשִׁימָה דֶּמוֹקְרָטִית שֶׁל נָצְרַת, ''Reshima Demokratit shel Natzrat''; ar, قائمة الناصرة الديمقراطية) was an Arab satellite list in Israel and th ...

between 1949 and 1951.

Biography

Born in Nazareth, Jarjora attended law school in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. A teacher at the Russian School in his hometown, he served in the

Ottoman Army The military of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun silahlı kuvvetleri) was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. Army The military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the ...

during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

. After the war he became a lecturer, working at the El-Rashidia College in Jerusalem between 1922 and 1926. He also worked as a lawyer in

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropoli ...

and Nazareth.Amin-Salim Jarjora: Public Activities
Knesset website In the first Knesset elections in 1949, Jarjora was placed second on the

party, which won two seats. He was placed second on the

Agriculture and Development Agriculture and Development ( ar, زراعة وتطوير, ''Zira'ah wa-tatwir''; he, חקלאות ופיתוח, ''Hakla'ut VePituah'') was an Arab satellite list in Israel. History Agriculture and Development was an Israeli Arab organisation fo ...

list for the 1951 elections, losing his seat as the party won only one seat.Agriculture and Development list
Israel Democracy Institute He became mayor of Nazareth in 1954, a position he held until 1960.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarjora, Amin-Salim 1886 births 1975 deaths Politicians from Nazareth Ottoman military personnel of World War I Arab people in Mandatory Palestine Israeli schoolteachers Arab members of the Knesset Mayors of Nazareth Democratic List of Nazareth politicians Arabs in Ottoman Palestine Members of the 1st Knesset (1949–1951) 20th-century Israeli lawyers