Saad el-Din el-Alami (Arabic: سعد الدين العلمي;[1] 1911 – 6 February 1993) was a Sunni Muslim religious leader of the Palestinian people and the fourth Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, in office from 1952 until his death.[2][3]
Saad el-Din el-Alami | |
|---|---|
| Grand Mufti of Jerusalem | |
| In office 1952 – 6 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Hussam ad-Din Jarallah |
| Succeeded by | Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1911 Jerusalem |
| Died | 6 February 1993 |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
Al-Alami was born in Jerusalem in 1911, and worked as a sharia judge in Ramallah from 1948–51 and in Nablus from 1951–53. The Alamis were a notable family in the Jerusalem area generally.[4] In 1952, the Jordanian Jerusalem Islamic Waqf appointed Saad al-Alami as Mufti of Jerusalem in succession to Hussam ad-Din Jarallah.
References
edit- ^ "Hawatmeh Mourns the Death of the Great Scientist Al-Sheikh Saad Al-Alami". The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive (PMDA). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Saad al-Alami". The Independent. 1993-02-10. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- ^ "Saad al-Alami Dead; Jerusalem Cleric, 82". The New York Times. 1993-02-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "Jerusalem". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question – palquest. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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