Ghassan Shakaa ( ar, غسان الشكعة, Ghassān Shak’ā) (1943 – 25 Jan 2018) was a Palestinian politician who was the
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of
Nablus
Nablus ( ; ar, نابلس, Nābulus ; he, שכם, Šəḵem, ISO 259-3: ; Samaritan Hebrew: , romanized: ; el, Νεάπολις, Νeápolis) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a populati ...
in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015. one of the largest cities in the
West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
. His uncle,
Bassam Shaka
Bassam Shakaa ( ar, بسّام الشكعة, Bassām Shak’ā) (1930 – 22 July 2019) was mayor of Nablus from 1976 to 1982.
Biography
Bassam Shakaa was a member of one of the most distinguished families in Nablus. He became a member of the ...
was another former Nablus mayor. Shakaa was appointed to his position by
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini (4 / 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat ( , ; ar, محمد ياسر عبد الرحمن عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني, Mu ...
. His brother was unfortunately assassinated by an unknown group that still has not been identified. Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine, to restore order to his politically divided city.
References
1943 births
2018 deaths
Mayors of Nablus
Members of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization
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