Ramiz Jaraisy

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Ramiz Jaraisy (b. October 24, 1951) is the mayor of Nazareth since 1994.

Jaraisy was born in Israel. He holds a B.Sc in mechanical engineering (1973) and an M.Sc in civil engineering (1978), both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He established two Arab-Israeli student unions, first for the Technion, and subsequently a national chapter.

Jaraisy was first elected to the Nazareth City Council in 1978. Later he became deputy mayor under Tawfiq Ziad. After Ziad's death in 1994 he was elected mayor of Nazareth.