Ghassan Shakaa Explained

Ghassan Shakaa
Native Name:غسان الشكعة
Native Name Lang:ar
Office:Mayor of Nablus
Term Start:1994
Term End:2004
Successor:Adli Yaish
Term Start2:2012
Term End2:2015
Predecessor2:Adli Yaish
Successor2:Akram Rajoub
Birth Place:Nablus, Mandatory Palestine
Death Place:Nablus, West Bank
Relations:Bassam Shaka (uncle)

Ghassan Shakaa (Arabic: غسان الشكعة|'''Ghassān Shak’ā''') (1943 – 25 Jan 2018) was a Palestinian politician who was the mayor of Nablus in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015,[1] one of the largest cities in the West Bank. His uncle, Bassam Shaka was another former Nablus mayor. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat.[2] His brother was assassinated in 2003. Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city.[3] Shakaa died on January 25, 2018 at the age of 74.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abdullah H. . Erakat . Nablus Handicrafts Project Aims for Regional Tourism . The Medialine . February 24, 2014 . http://web.archive.org/web/20140224174916/http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=39526 . 24 February 2014.
  2. Web site: www.passia.org. passia.org. 27 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20070206011136/http://www.passia.org/index_new.htm. 6 February 2007. dead.
  3. News: West Bank mayor quits in protest. BBC News. 28 February 2004. 8 July 2024.
  4. Web site: West Bank former mayor, Ghassan al-Shakaa, dead at age 74. ABC News. 27 January 2018. 25 January 2018 . http://web.archive.org/web/20180126033645/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/west-bank-mayor-ghassan-al-shakaa-dead-age-52608710 . 26 January 2018.