How to Pronounce Kamil al-Husayni
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Feb 23, 1867 Jerusalem, Israel Died on 31 Mar 1921 (aged 54)
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
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About Kamil Al Husayni
- Kamil al-Husayni (Arabic: ???? ????????, also Kamel al-Hussaini) (23 February 1867 – 31 March 1921) was a Sunni Muslim religious leader in Palestine.
- He was the Hanafi Mufti of Jerusalem from 1908, and in 1918 the British Mandate authorities appointed him as the first "Grand Mufti of Jerusalem", a title they had copied from the Grand Mufti of Egypt.
- The British referred to him as "the representative of Islam in Palestine and a member of the oldest nobility of the country".Al-Husayni was the son of Mohammed Tahir al-Husayni, who had preceded him as Hanafi Mufti of Jerusalem. 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.
- The British also made him a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).He was succeeded by his brother Mohammad Amin al-Husayni.
