Ismail Khalidi
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Ismail Ragib Khalidi was a senior political affairs officer for the United Nations Department of Political Affairs
.
Khalidi was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, on November 13, 1916. He was the brother of Husayin al-Khalidi
, father of Rashid Khalidi
and the grandfather of the American playwright, Ismail Khalidi (writer)
.
Khalidi attended St. George's School, Jerusalem
and the Arab College (Jerusalem)
(1927-1936). In 1939, he received his B.A.in political science from the American University of Beirut
. He completed his studies in the United States
, receiving an M.A. from the University of Michigan
in 1940, and Ph.D. from Columbia University
in 1955.
His Ph.D. dissertation for Columbia became the book, Constitutional Development in Libya, published in 1956, with an introduction by Adriaan Pelt
. He also credits Charles Issawi
and J. C. Hurewitz
as having contributed to the creation of the book. At the time of publication, it was the first study conducted in English on the development of the Constitution of Libya (1951).
Khalidi also served as the Assistant Editor, Middle East Desk, United States Office of War Information
from 1942-44 and the Secretary of the Institute of the Arab American Affairs, from 1945-48.He was a member of the UN for 19 years, joining originally as a radio announcer. He died Sept. 2, 1968 at the age of 52 in Beirut, Lebanon.
United Nations Department of Political Affairs
The United Nations Department of Political Affairs is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations with responsibility for monitoring and assessing global political developments and advising and assisting the United Nations Secretary General and his envoys in the peaceful prevention and...
.
Khalidi was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, on November 13, 1916. He was the brother of Husayin al-Khalidi
Husayin al-Khalidi
Husayn Fakhri al-Khalidi was born in Jerusalem. He worked as medical doctor for the Department of Public Health in Aleppo. Khalidi was elected mayor of Jerusalem from 1934-1937...
, father of Rashid Khalidi
Rashid Khalidi
Rashid Ismail Khalidi , born 1948, a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East, is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, and director of the Middle East Institute of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.-Family, education and...
and the grandfather of the American playwright, Ismail Khalidi (writer)
Ismail Khalidi (writer)
Ismail Khalidi is a Palestinian American playwright, poet, and actor, best known for the plays Tennis in Nablus and Truth Serum Blues...
.
Khalidi attended St. George's School, Jerusalem
St. George's School, Jerusalem
St. George's School is a boys' school in East Jerusalem run by the Anglican Jerusalem diocese. It is located next to St. George's College, just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The school was established in 1899. The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev...
and the Arab College (Jerusalem)
Arab College (Jerusalem)
The Arab College in Jerusalem was the first, and for quite some time the only, secondary school for Arab students in the British Mandate of Palestine. The Arab College lasted from 1918 until 1948, when it was swept away in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War...
(1927-1936). In 1939, he received his B.A.in political science from the American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
. He completed his studies in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, receiving an M.A. from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1940, and Ph.D. from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1955.
His Ph.D. dissertation for Columbia became the book, Constitutional Development in Libya, published in 1956, with an introduction by Adriaan Pelt
Adriaan Pelt
Adriaan Pelt was a Dutch journalist, international civil servant and diplomat, most famous for drafting the post war constitution of Libya...
. He also credits Charles Issawi
Charles Issawi
Charles Issawi was a prominent academic economist and historian of the Middle East at Columbia University and Princeton University in the United States. Roger Owen, the A. J...
and J. C. Hurewitz
J. C. Hurewitz
Jacob Coleman Hurewitz was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 11, 1914 and died on May 16, 2008.He was a professor emeritus in the political science department at Columbia University....
as having contributed to the creation of the book. At the time of publication, it was the first study conducted in English on the development of the Constitution of Libya (1951).
Khalidi also served as the Assistant Editor, Middle East Desk, United States Office of War Information
United States Office of War Information
The United States Office of War Information was a U.S. government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services. It operated from June 1942 until September 1945...
from 1942-44 and the Secretary of the Institute of the Arab American Affairs, from 1945-48.He was a member of the UN for 19 years, joining originally as a radio announcer. He died Sept. 2, 1968 at the age of 52 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Publications
- Constitution of the United Kingdom of Libya: Background and Summary. Middle East JournalMiddle East JournalThe Middle East Journal is published by the Washington, D.C.-based Middle East Institute. It was first published in 1947, making it the oldest U.S. peer-reviewed publication on the modern Middle East...
, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Spring, 1952), pp. 221-228. - Constitutional Development in Libya. Beirut: KHAYAT's College Book Collective, 1956.
Further reading
- E.A.V. Candole. "Book Review: Constitutional Development in Libya. by Ismail Raghib Khalidi." International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-)International Affairs (journal)International Affairs is Britain's leading peer-reviewed academic journal of international relations founded by Chatham House in 1924. It is published bi-monthly by Wiley-Blackwell . Currently its editor-in-chief is Caroline Soper...
, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr., 1958), pp. 246-247. - Lewis, William H. "Book Review: Constitutional Development in Libya by Ismail Raghib Khalidi." Middle East JournalMiddle East JournalThe Middle East Journal is published by the Washington, D.C.-based Middle East Institute. It was first published in 1947, making it the oldest U.S. peer-reviewed publication on the modern Middle East...
, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Winter, 1958), p. 107.
External links
- Official Biography from Constitutional Development in Libya, p. 128
- Official memorial site (includes full scan of Constitutional Development in Libya)