About Ghassan Shakaa
Lived 1943 – 2018 (aged 74–75). Ghassan Shakaa was a politician.
Ghassan Shakaa (1943 – 25 Jan 2018) was a Palestinian politician who was the mayor of Nablus in 1994–2004 and in 2012–2015, one of the largest cities in the West Bank. His uncle, Bassam Shaka was another former Nablus mayor. Shakaa was appointed to his position by Yasser Arafat. His brother was assassinated in 2003. Shakaa published an open letter in which he called for the Palestinian National Authority to restore order to his politically divided city. Shakaa died on January 25, 2018 at the age of 74.
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Who was Ghassan Shakaa?
Palestinian mayor
When was Ghassan Shakaa born?
Ghassan Shakaa was born in 1943 in Nablus.
When did Ghassan Shakaa die?
Ghassan Shakaa died on 25 January 2018 in Nablus.
What was Ghassan Shakaa's occupation?
Ghassan Shakaa was a politician.
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Ghassan Shakaa's recorded nationality: Palestine.
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