- Hasan Tahboub
Hasan Fateen Tahboub (حسن فطين طهبوب) (July 1923 - April 1998), was a leader of the
Arab community inJerusalem , Head of theSupreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem (1993-1998) and Minister ofWaqf and Religious Affairs in thePalestinian Authority (1994-1998) [ [http://www.pmo.gov.ps pmo.gov.ps] ] . He was born in the southernWest Bank city ofHebron (الخليل) into theTahboub family which has had a notable role in managing the Islamic Waqf inPalestine for many centuries.Tahboub spent most of his life managing and defending the Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem and the West Bank since he joined the Waqf department of Palestine in 1947. He was Director General of Waqf in the West Bank (1960-1984) and Jerusalem during the Jordanian era.
Tahboub's father, Fateen Tahboub(فطين طهبوب) was a member of the 5th Jordanian Parliament representing Hebron, elected in 1958. Hasan Tahboub died in
Amman ,Jordan onApril 27 ,1998 and was buried in theOld City of Jerusalem , near theLions' Gate .References
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