Musa Hadid

Musa Hadid (Arabic: موسى حديد‎; born 1965) is the mayor of Ramallah, Palestine.[1] A Palestinian civil engineer, he has been the mayor of Ramallah, a city of 40,000 people, since 2012.[2]

Hadid studied at Birzeit University, graduating in 1993.[3] He worked as a civil engineer for 20 years before turning to politics.[4]

In 2020, Hadid was the subject of an award-winning[5] film called "Mayor," directed by filmmaker David Osit,[6] which follows Musa Hadid's day-to-day life[7] as mayor.[8] The film has been called a "dark comedy saga.[9]" and "the best new film about the Israeli-Palestine conflict."[10]

Other Activities

Non-profit organizations
  • Head of the Palestinian Union of Local Authorities
  • Member of the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine
  • Member of the Municipal Development and Lending Fund
  • Vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Istiqlal Park
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Mahmoud Darwish Museum
  • Member of the Special Committee for the Consideration of Structuring Palestine into Development Regions
  • Member of a Presidential Committee for Civil Peace.

References
  1. Hadid, Diaa; Nazzal, Rami (2015-12-24). "In a Torn West Bank, Christians Tone Down Holiday Celebrations (Published 2015)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. Fox, Tessa (2018-11-06). "Ramallah construction boom threatens city's architectural heritage". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. "Musa Farah Hadid". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. Laffly, Tomris (2020-03-18). "'Mayor': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. "David Osit's "Mayor" takes top prize at Full Frame '20". Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  6. "Column: 'Mayor' shows the West Bank as we rarely see it". Los Angeles Times. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  7. "Hot Docs Review: 'Mayor' Highlights the Day-to-Day Practicalities of Palestinian Political Life Directed by David Osit". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  8. "'Mayor': Film Review". money.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  9. "'Mayor' Trailer - A Darkly Comic Doc Saga About a Palestinian Mayor | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. Kohn, Eric (2020-03-06). "'Mayor' Review: The Best New Film About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is a Dark Comedy About Ramallah's Mayor". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-11-22.


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