1. Muhammad Rafiq al-Tamimi was a Palestinian Arab educator and political figure in the 20th century.
10 Facts About Rafiq al-Tamimi
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Rafiq al-Tamimi was appointed to the Arab Higher Committee in 1945 and was the chairman of the Palestinian Arab paramilitary scout movement, al-Najjada.
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Rafiq al-Tamimi enrolled at the Mulkiyya College in Istanbul as a result.
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Rafiq al-Tamimi was consequently recognized by the Ottoman Education Ministry and given a grant to learn at the Sorbonne in Paris.
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In 1916, during World War I, Ottoman officials ordered Rafiq al-Tamimi to gather information for a general "guide book" on the southern half of the Beirut Province, namely Jabal Nablus.
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Rafiq al-Tamimi was elected to the central committee of al-Fatat in December 1918.
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Rafiq al-Tamimi became chairman of the Jaffa branch of the National Committee.
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Rafiq al-Tamimi led efforts to merge the al-Najjada and al-Futuwa youth movements in Palestine in 1946.
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In May 1946, the Arab League dissolved the AHC and Rafiq al-Tamimi was not part of the replacement Arab Higher Executive, under Amin al-Husayni's chairmanship, which was based in Cairo.
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Rafiq al-Tamimi was part of the Palestinian delegation to the Arab League in February 1948 aimed at obtaining military, political, and moral support for the Palestinian cause from the Arab states.