Kamil al-Husayni

Kamil Mohammed Taher al-Husayni

Born	Kamel ibn Mohammad Taher ibn Mostafa Taher ibn al-Husayni 23 February 1867 Jerusalem
Died	31 March 1921(1921-03-31) (aged 39) Jerusalem
Occupation	Islam
Successor	Haj Amin al-Husseini
Religion	Sunni Islam
Children	Ahmed al-Husayni
Military career
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire

Kamil al-Husayni (Arabic: كامل الحسيني‎, also Kamel al-Hussaini) (23 February 1882 - 31 March 1921) was a Sunni Muslim religious leader and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem from 1908 until his death.

Al-Husayni was the son of Mohammed Tahir al-Husayni, the first Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. When his father died in 1908, Kamil succeeded him. Politically, his approach was very different from his father's. During the British Mandate for Palestine, he sought compromise with the Jews and British authorities. The British appointed him chairman of the Appeal Courts and later director of the Higher Waqf Committee.

He was succeeded by his brother Mohammad Amin al-Husayni.

References

Zvi Elpeleg (1992, David Harvey, trans.). The Grand Mufti : Haj Amin al-Hussaini, Founder of the Palestinian National Movement (London: Frank Cass) ISBN 0-7146-3432-8

External links

Palestinian Personalities: Al-Husseini, Kamel

Grand Muftis of Jerusalem

Medieval	al-Masri (?–1440)

Since the 19th century	M. T. al-Husayni (1860s–1908) K. al-Husayni (1908–1921)¹ A. al-Husseini (1921–1937) Jarallah (1948–1954) Ja'abari (1993–1994) Sabri (1994–2006) Hussein (2006–present)

¹ From 1914–1918, the Ottoman Empire claimed As'ad Shukeiri as Qadi (Mufti).

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