Emil Ghuri

Emil Ghuri (Arabic: إميل الغوري‎, alternatively spelled Emil Ghoury), a Palestinian Christian, was Secretary of the Arab Higher Committee (AHC), the official leadership of the Arabs in the British Mandate of Palestine.[1] He was also the general secretary of the Palestine Arab Party.

In May 1947, Ghuri was nominated by the AHC as a member of its delegation to represent it before the United Nations in its special session for Palestine.[2] Other people nominated for this delegation were Rajai Husseini, Henry Cattan, Wasef Kamal, Issa Nakhleh, Rasem Khalidi.

After the death of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni on 8 April 1948, Haj Amin al-Husayni gave the command of the Army of the Holy War to Ghuri.

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References

  1. ^ David Tal (2004) "Israel-Arab War, 1948 -1949/ Armistices" Routledge ISBN 071465275X p. 7
  2. ^ United Nations Secretariat (1947-05-05). "Seventy-forty plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly". http://www.wrmea.com/backissues/0699/9906029.html. 

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