Musa Hadid ( ar, موسى حديد; born 1965) is a Palestinian political figure and the former mayor of

Ramallah Ramallah ( , ; ar, رام الله, , God's Height) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank that serves as the ''de facto'' administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusale ...

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

Education and early life

Hadid studied at

Birzeit University Birzeit University (BZU; ar, جامعة بيرزيت) is a public university in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine, registered by the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs as charitable organization. It is accredited by the Palestinian Mi ...

, graduating in 1993. He worked as a

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...

for 20 years before turning to

politics Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

. He is 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'' (Χρι ...

Political career

Hadid served as the mayor of Ramallah from 2012 to 2022, losing his third re-election bid to Issa Kassis. He is currently the deputy chairman of the

Palestinian National Council The Palestinian National Council (PNC) ( ar, المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني, "'Almajlis Alwataniu Alfilastiniu"') is the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and elects the PLO Executive Committee, which ...

Film

In 2020, Hadid was the subject of an award-winning film called "

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 ...

," directed by filmmaker

David Osit David Osit (born May 6, 1987) is an American documentary filmmaker, editor and composer. His documentaries include ''Mayor'' and ''Thank You for Playing''. Life and career Osit was raised in the suburbs of New York City in Tuckahoe (village) ...

. The film follows Musa Hadid's day-to-day life as mayor. The film has been called a "darkly comic saga" and "the best new film about the Israeli-Palestine conflict".

Other activities

Non-profit organizations

* Head of the Palestinian Union of Local Authorities * Member of the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine * Member of the Municipal Development and Lending Fund * Vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Istiqlal Park * Member of the Board of Trustees of the Mahmoud Darwish Museum * Member of the Special Committee for the Consideration of Structuring Palestine into Development Regions * Member of a Presidential Committee for Civil Peace.

References

1965 births Living people Palestinian civil engineers People from Ramallah Fatah members Birzeit University alumni Mayors of Ramallah Palestinian Roman Catholics {{Palestine-politician-stub