17 Facts About Musa al-Husayni

Musa Kazim Pasha al-Husayni held a series of senior posts in the Ottoman administration.

Musa al-Husayni was dismissed as mayor by the British authorities and became head of the nationalist Executive Committee of the Palestine Arab Congress from 1922 until 1934.

Musa al-Husayni's death was believed to have been caused by injuries received during an anti-British demonstration.

Musa al-Husayni's first posting was in the Department of Health, but he was quickly promoted in an exceptionally successful career and was given the title Pasha.

Musa al-Husayni became Governor of a series of Ottoman municipalities and regions.

Musa al-Husayni spoke English fluently and joined the Governor's pet project, The Association for Jerusalem, which was set up to raise the architectural standards of city buildings.

In 1922 Musa al-Husayni Kazim led a delegation to Ankara and then Lausanne where, following Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's victories against the Greek army in Turkey the Treaty of Sevres was about to be re-negotiated.

In February 1933 the Arab Executive held meetings with the Istiqlal Party and the Youth Congress at which Musa al-Husayni Kazim faced criticism for the Executive's inaction.

Musa al-Husayni managed to deflect calls for a campaign of civil disobedience and a boycott of British goods.

Musa al-Husayni Kazim was beaten to the ground and the injuries he received were believed to have led to his death, aged 81, on 27 March 1934.

Musa al-Husayni helped associates of Edmond Rothschild in the setting up of some of the first Jewish colonies.

Musa al-Husayni argued that most of the Jews in Jerusalem understood Arabic, most did not understand Hebrew and that this was just an attempt to force the municipality to give in to Zionist demands.

Musa al-Husayni did have a close relationship with Chaim Kalvarisky of the Zionist Executive.

Notes made by Kalvarisky in 1923 appear to show Musa al-Husayni Kazim complaining that he had not received money that had been promised to him.

Musa al-Husayni's name appears on a 1937 Zionist list of notables who had sold land.

Musa al-Husayni was the father of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Sami al Husayni, Farid al Husayni and Fouad al Husayni.

Musa al-Husayni was buried in the Al-Khatuniyya Madrasa by the al-Aqsa Compound.