Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni | |
Native Name: | عدنان غالب الحسيني |
Office: | Governor of Quds Governorate |
Term Start: | 2008 |
Term End: | 2018 |
Predecessor: | Jamil Othman Nasser |
Successor: | Adnan Ghaith |
Office2: | Waqf Supervisor |
Office3: | Member of the Palestinian National Authority Higher Council of Tourism |
Term Start3: | 1999 |
Term End3: | ? |
Birth Place: | Jerusalem, Palestine |
Nationality: | Palestinian |
Alma Mater: | Ain Shams University |
Occupation: | Architect, politician, Waqf supervisor |
Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni (Arabic: عدنان غالب الحسيني) (born 1946) is a Palestinian politician, who was the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem[1] and of the Quds Governorate between 2008 and 2018[2] when he was succeeded by Adnan Ghaith. He is also Waqf supervisor and a member of the Palestinian National Authority Higher Council of Tourism. He belongs to the al-Husayni family of Jerusalem, where he was born.
In 1971, al-Husayni received a BA in architecture from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. Afterwards he began working as General-Manager and Supervisor of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf. He served as head of the Palestinian Housing Council in Palestinian territories in 1999–2002. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Higher Council of Tourism.
'Adnan Hussein, the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem.'