Najib Effendi Al-Yasin was the first mayor of

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 metropol ...

during the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

's era between 1873–1877.

Biography

Najib Effendi was born to a noble aristocratic

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family during the ruling age of the

, at the beginning of his life he worked as a lawyer. He is first mayor of

. Najib Effendi as an eminent Turkish politician who worked and served the empire for a long time and dedicated his time for his work he has been awarded many medals of honour. One of the most remarkable medals he received is a medal of honour by

Wilhelm II Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empir ...

of Germany during his visit to

on October 25, 1898. 2. http://www.malaf.info/?page=ShowDetails&Id=77&table=table_141&CatId=188

References

Year of birth missing Year of death missing Mayors of Haifa Political office-holders in the Ottoman Empire 19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire {{Israel-mayor-stub