Būluṣ Shiḥādah

Boulos Shehadeh (1882–1943) was a Palestinian journalist and politician. He was the founder of the newspaper Mirat Al Sharq . He also worked for various publications as a journalist.

Early life and education Shehadeh was born in Ramallah in 1882. He was a member of the Committee of Union and Progress.

Shehadeh returned to Palestine after the Young Turk Revolution in 1908 and continued to work as a teacher and journalist. He was a member of the Arab Executive Committee between 1926 and 1938 and was part of the delegations that participated in the Arab Congresses held in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Nablus.

Personal life and death Shehadeh was married to Mary Sarrouf, and they had three children: two sons, Aziz (1921–1985) and Fouad (born 1925), and one daughter, Najla.

Shehadeh died in Jerusalem on 1 August 1943 and was buried in a cemetery in Ramallah.