{{Short description|Head of the executive branch of the government of Ramallah}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox official post | name = Mayor of Ramallah | native_name = {{Nobold|{{Script/Arabic|رئيس بلدية رام الله}}}} | post = Mayor | body = Ramallah | insignia = | insigniasize = | insigniacaption = | image = | incumbent = Issa Qassis | incumbentsince = 2022 | style = | residence = | termlength = 4 years, renewable once consecutively | formation = 1908 | first = Elias al-Dabini | succession = | salary = | website = | footnotes = }}
The '''Mayor of Ramallah''' ({{langx|ar|رئيس بلدية رام الله}}) is the head of government of the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
== History == In 1972, Karim Khalaf was elected Mayor of Ramallah, having previously served as the city's District Attorney. Khalaf adopted largely moderate stances concerning Israel; he supported a policy of non-cooperation with the military occupation of the West Bank, but was among the first Palestinian public officials to advocate for a two-state solution. In his early years as mayor, Khalaf was reluctant to deal with Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization. However, when he faced re-election in 1976, a split had begun to form between "pro-PLO" and "anti-PLO" politicians in the Palestinian municipalities. At this time, Khalaf began coordinating contacts with the PLO and promoting the group. This change in attitude allowed Khalaf to win a second term; in a year when many officials in the West Bank were voted out of office for not adequately backing Arafat and his aims. He won a third term in 1980. Khalaf was one of the most significant Palestinian mayors along with Hilmi Hanoun, mayor of Tulkarm, and Fahd Qawasmeh, mayor of Hebron.<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Sfard|title=The Wall and the Gate: Israel, Palestine, and the Legal Battle for Human Rights|publisher=Henry Holt and Company|year=2018|author-link=Michael Sfard|isbn=978-1-250-12271-1|location=New York| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n7NyDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA73|page=73|translator=Maya Johston}}</ref>
In December 2005, local elections were held in Ramallah in which candidates from three different factions competed for a four-year term on the fifteen-seat municipal council. The council elected Janet Mikhail as mayor, the first woman to hold the post.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle.asp?section=middleeast&xfile=data/middleeast/2006/january/middleeast_january34.xml |title=Khaleejtimes.com |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=January 2, 2006 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024336/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle.asp?section=middleeast&xfile=data%2Fmiddleeast%2F2006%2Fjanuary%2Fmiddleeast_january34.xml |archive-date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Karin Laub |url=http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060101/NEWS/201010358/1004/news |title=Ocala.com |publisher=Ocala.com |date=January 1, 2006 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928100717/http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060101%2FNEWS%2F201010358%2F1004%2Fnews |url-status=live }}</ref>
Mousa Hadid served as the mayor of Ramallah from 2012 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-07 |title=Musa Hadid (Deputy Chairman) |url=https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/musa-hadid-deputy-chairman/ |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=ECFR |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 6 April 2022, Issa Qassis was appointed to be the new mayor of Ramallah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=عيسى قسيس رئيسا لبلدية رام الله خلفا لموسى حديد |trans-title=Issa Qassis appointed mayor of Ramallah, succeeding Mousa Hadid |publisher=Ramallah News |date=6 April 2022 |url=https://ramallah.news/post/201695/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89-%D9%82%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF |archive-date=4 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504220608/https://ramallah.news/post/201695/%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89-%D9%82%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%89-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF |language=ar }}</ref>
== List == ; Mayor of Ramallah (1908–present) <ref>{{Cite web |title=رؤساء مجالس بلدية رام الله منذ تأسيس البلدية حتى الوقت الحاضر |trans-title=Heads of Ramallah Municipal Councils from the establishment of the municipality to the present |publisher=Municipality of Ramallah |date= |url=https://www.ramallah.ps/ar/Article/302/%D8%B1%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0-%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%B1 |archive-date=16 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516104214/https://www.ramallah.ps/ar/Article/302/%D8%B1%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0-%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%B1 |language=ar }}</ref> '''Political party:''' {{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|{{party color|Fatah}}|Fatah|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid" |- ! width=5% rowspan=2 |{{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! width=15% rowspan=2 |Portrait ! width=25% rowspan=2 |Name<br />{{small|(birth–death)}} ! width=25% colspan=3 |Term of office ! width=20% rowspan=2 |Political party ! width=10% rowspan=2 |Election |- ! Took office ! Left office ! Time in office |- | bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=8 | Ottoman Palestine and OETA (1906–1920) |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''1''' | | '''Elias al-Dabini''' | 1908 | 1921 | 13 years | Independent | |- | bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=8 | Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948) |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''2''' | | '''Youssef Darbas''' | 1921 | 1922 | 1 year | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''3''' | | '''''Rotational Government''''' | 1922 | 1927 | 5 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''4''' | | '''Musa Khalil Musa''' | 1927 | 1932 | 5 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''5''' | | '''Saadallah al-Qassis''' | 1932 | 1946 | 4 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''6''' | | '''Municipal Committee''' <small>(Acting)</small> | 1937 | 1940 | 3 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''7''' | | '''Salem al-Zaarour''' | 1940 | 1943 | 3 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''8''' | | '''Youssef Qaddoura''' | 1943 | 1947 | 4 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''9''' | | '''Khalil Salah''' | 1947 | 1951 | 4 years | Independent | |- | bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=8 | Jordanian rule (1950–1967) |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''10''' | | '''Jalil Badran''' | 1951 | 1956 | 5 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''11''' | | '''Municipal Committee''' <small>(Acting)</small> | 1956 | 1957 | 1 year | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''12''' | | '''Jalil Harb''' <small>(Committee)</small> | 1957 | 1958 | 1 year | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''13''' | | '''Municipal Committee''' <small>(Acting)</small> | 1958 | 1959 | 1 year | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''14''' | | '''Jalil Harb''' <small>(Committee)</small> | 1959 | 1960 | 1 year | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''15''' | | '''Jalil Harb''' | 1960 | 1962 | 2 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''16''' | | '''Paul Saba''' | 1962 | 1964 | 2 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''17''' | | '''Nadeem al-Zaro'''<br>{{small|(1931–2014)}} | 1964 | 1967 | 3 years | Independent | |- | bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=8 | Israeli military and civil administration (1967–1994) |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''17''' | | '''Nadeem al-Zaro'''<br>{{small|(1931–2014)}} | 1967 | 1969 | 2 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''18''' | | '''Khalil Musa Khalil''' | 1969 | 1972 | 3 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''19''' | | '''Karim Khalaf'''<br>{{small|(1937–1985)}} | 1972 | 1982 | 10 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''20''' | | '''Khalil Musa Khalil''' | 1988 | 1996 | 6 years | Independent | |- | bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan=8 | Palestinian Authority (1996–present) |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''21''' | | '''Issa Ziada''' | 1996 | 1999 | 3 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''22''' | | '''Ayoub Rabah''' | 1999 | 2005 | 6 years | Independent | |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''23''' | 100px | '''Janet Mikhail'''<br>{{small|(1945–)}} | 2005 | 2012 | 7 years | Independent | 2004–05 |- | style="background:{{party color|Fatah}}; color:black"| '''24''' | 100px | '''Mousa Hadid'''<br>{{small|(1965–)}} | 2012 | 2022 | 10 years | Fatah | 2012–13<br>2017 |- | style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black"| '''25''' | | '''Issa Qassis''' | 2022 | 2026 | 4 years | Independent | |}
==See also== * History of the West Bank * History of Ramallah
==Notes and references== {{reflist}}
Category:Mayors of Ramallah