Musa Hadid (Arabic: موسى حديد; born 1965) is a Palestinian political figure and the former mayor of Ramallah, Palestine.

Musa Hadid
موسى حديد
Musa Hadid in 2023
Mayor of Ramallah
In office
2012  April 6, 2022
Preceded byJanet Mikhail
Succeeded byIssa Kassis[1]
Personal details
Born (1965-03-13) March 13, 1965 (age 61)
PartyFatah
Birzeit University
OccupationCivil engineer

Education and early life

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Hadid studied at Birzeit University, graduating in 1993.[2] He worked as a civil engineer for 20 years before turning to politics.[3] He is a Christian.[4]

Political career

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Hadid served as the mayor of Ramallah from 2012 to 2022. He is currently the Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian National Council.[5][6]

Film

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In 2020, Hadid was the subject of an award-winning[7] film called "Mayor," directed by filmmaker David Osit.[8] The film follows Musa Hadid's day-to-day life as mayor.[9][10] The film has been called a "darkly comic saga"[11] and "the best new film about the Israeli-Palestine conflict".[12]

Other activities

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Non-profit organizations

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  • 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

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  1. "عيسى قسيس رئيسا لبلدية رام الله خلفا لموسى حديد". 6 April 2022.
  2. "Musa Farah Hadid". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. Laffly, Tomris (2020-03-18). "'Mayor': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. "Mayor | Documentary". Mayor. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  5. "Musa Hadid (Deputy Chairman)". ECFR. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  6. "Israelis tout Accords in Morocco, clash with Iranians and Palestinians". The Jerusalem Post. 15 June 2023. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  7. "David Osit's "Mayor" takes top prize at Full Frame '20". Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  8. "Column: 'Mayor' shows the West Bank as we rarely see it". Los Angeles Times. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  9. "'Mayor': Film Review". money.yahoo.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. "Hot Docs Review: 'Mayor' Highlights the Day-to-Day Practicalities of Palestinian Political Life Directed by David Osit". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  11. "'Mayor' Trailer - A Darkly Comic Doc Saga About a Palestinian Mayor | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  12. Kohn, Eric (2020-03-06). "'Mayor' Review: The Best New Film About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is a Dark Comedy About Ramallah's Mayor". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-11-22.