Ramiz Jaraisy

Ramiz Jaraisy
Ramiz Jaraisy
Mayor of Nazareth
In office
1994–2014
DeputyTawfiq Ziad
Preceded byTawfiq Ziad
Succeeded byAli Salam
Personal details
Born (1951-10-24) 24 October 1951 (age 73)
Nazareth, Israel
Political partyHadash

Ramiz Jaraisy (Arabic: رامز جرايسي, Hebrew: ראמז ג'ראיסי; born October 24, 1951) is an Arab-Israeli politician and the former mayor of Nazareth.[1]

Jaraisy was born to a Palestinian Christian family in Nazareth, Israel. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering (1973) and an MSc in civil engineering (1978), both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He established two Arab-Israeli student unions, first for the Technion, and subsequently a national chapter. Jaraisy is a Greek Orthodox Christian.[1]

Jaraisy was first elected to the Nazareth City Council in 1978. Later he became deputy mayor under Tawfiq Ziad. After Ziad's death in 1994 he was elected mayor of Nazareth.[2] He was beaten and succeeded by deputy mayor Ali Salam in 2014.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Gazzar, Brenda (30 April 2009). "Nazareth split over pope's visit. Tourism, peace hopes vie with calls for pontiff to stay away". Jerusalem Post. p. 4. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013.
  2. ^ McGahern, Una (25 June 2012). Palestinian Christians in Israel: State Attitudes towards Non-Muslims in a Jewish State. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-65680-4.
  3. ^ Ben Solomon, Ariel (13 March 2014). "Former Nazareth deputy mayor Ali Salam beats incumbent again". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 July 2024.