Musa Kazim al-Husayni (Jerusalem, 1853–1934) was nominated to several senior posts in the Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 administration. He belongs to the prominent al-Husayni

Al-Husayni

Husayni is the name of a prominent Palestinian Arab clan formerly based in Jerusalem. Several members of the clan held important political positions such as Mayor and Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and founded and led many Palestinian Arab Islamist groups such as the Holy War Army, the Palestine Arab...

 family of northeastern Jerusalem. He was mayor of Jerusalem (1918-1920), chairman of the Palestinian Arab Action Committee and leader of the Palestinian national movement from 1922 until 1934.

Husayni was a graduate from the Istanbul School of Administration and held many administrative positions (among others district Governor of Yemen, 1908) in the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 from which he retired on the eve of World War I

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He was elected president of the Arab Executive Committee at the 3rd Congress in Haifa

Haifa

Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...

, 14 December, 1920 and held this position until 1928. He was dismissed from the office of mayor of Jerusalem after his involvement in the 1920 Palestine riots

1920 Palestine riots

The 1920 Palestine riots, or Nabi Musa riots, took place in British Mandate of Palestine April 4–7, 1920 in and around the Old City of Jerusalem....

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Husayni was head and member of the Palestinian Delegations to London in the 1920-30s. He acted as leader of the demonstration protesting Zionist

Zionism

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 immigration

Aliyah

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 in Jaffa

Jaffa

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 on 27 October, 1933, where he was beaten by the British police which lead to his death on 27 March, 1934..

See also

• Orient House
  Orient House
  Orient House is a building located in East Jerusalem that served as the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1980s and 1990s. Built in 1897 by Ismail Musa al-Husseini, it has been owned by the Al-Husayni family since...