Ghazi Hanania is a Christian

Christian

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 member of the Palestinian Legislative Council

Palestinian Legislative Council

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. He is a member of Fatah

Fatah

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He was Fatah's candidate for mayor of Ramallah

Ramallah

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, but lost to Janet Mikhail

Janet Mikhail

Janet Mikhail or Janet Michael, sometimes known as Janet Khouri is the mayor of Ramallah in the West Bank.She is the first woman to hold this post. She was head teacher of the girls' school in Ramallah for 20 years, now retired...

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Born in Ramallah on August 3, 1945 to a Christian family, Ghazi attended Al-Ahliyeh School in Ramallah and the Coptic School in Jerusalem (Palestine).

Ghazi has been a member of Palestinian Health Council and the Union of Ramallah People since 1992 and Chairman of the Board of the Union of Ramallah People since 1994.

External links

• article which includes a speech by him and his photograph
• Biography A biography by the 'Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs'