Muhammad Nimr al-Hawari
Palestinian politician (1908–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Nimr al-Hawari (Arabic: محمد نمر الهواري; 1908 - July 11, 1984) was a Nazareth-born Palestinian who studied law in Jerusalem, graduating in 1939. Al-Hawari served in the British Mandate administration as chief interpreter in the district court of Jaffa and chairman of the Association of Government second-division officers. He was transferred to Haifa where he resigned his government position in 1942. On his resignation, he returned to practicing law in Jaffa.[1] Al-Hawari started his career as a devoted follower of Amin al-Husseini but broke with the influential Husseini family in the early 1940s.[2] Muhammad Nimr Al-Hawari, during the termination of the British mandate, formed and commanded al-Najjada, a paramilitary armed movement.[3] Al-Hawari was in command of the militia in the defence of Jaffa until he fled in the mass exodus of Palestinians in late December 1947. Al-Hawari fled from Jaffa to Ramallah in December 1947.[2][4] Al-Hawari together with ‘Aziz Shihada (also spelt Shehadeh) a lawyer from Ramallah opened an office in the West Bank for refugee affairs. Hawari returned to Palestine and years later became judge in the District Court of Nazareth.[5]
Muhammad Nimr al-Hawari | |
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محمد نمر الهواري | |
President of the General Refugee Congress | |
In office 17 March 1949 – Unknown | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1908 (1908) Nazareth, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 11 July 1984(1984-07-11) (aged 75–76) Nazareth, Israel |
Citizenship | Ottoman Empire Mandatory Palestine Kingdom of Egypt State of Israel |
Known for | Al-Najjada |
In 1955, Muhammad Nimr Al-Hawari wrote and published a significant historic book titled, Sir Al-Nakba [The Secret Behind the Nakba]. As well as his native Arabic, Al-Hawari was fluent in English and Hebrew.[1]