{{short description|Palestinian civil engineer; mayor of Ramallah}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Musa Hadid<br/><small>{{Nobold|{{lang|ar|موسى حديد}}}}</small> | image = Musa Hadid in 2023.jpg | image_size = 250px | order = Mayor of Ramallah | term_start = 2012 | term_end = April 6, 2022 | predecessor = Janet Mikhail | successor = Issa Kassis<ref>{{cite web|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|title=عيسى قسيس رئيسا لبلدية رام الله خلفا لموسى حديد|date=6 April 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|13}} | birth_place = Ramallah, West Bank | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = Fatah | alma_mater = Birzeit University | footnotes = | children = | occupation = Civil engineer | caption = Musa Hadid in 2023 }} '''Musa Hadid''' ({{langx|ar|موسى حديد}}; born 1965) is a Palestinian political figure and the former mayor of Ramallah, Palestine.
== Education and early life == Hadid studied at Birzeit University, graduating in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musa Farah Hadid|url=https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/235735|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Institute for Palestine Studies|language=en}}</ref> He worked as a civil engineer for 20 years before turning to politics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Laffly|first=Tomris|date=2020-03-18|title='Mayor': Film Review|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/mayor-review-1203531296/|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> He is a Christian.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayor {{!}} Documentary|url=https://www.mayorfilm.com/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Mayor|language=en}}</ref>
== Political career == Hadid served as the mayor of Ramallah from 2012 to 2022. He is currently the Deputy Speaker of the Palestinian National Council.<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><ref>{{Cite web |title=Israelis tout Accords in Morocco, clash with Iranians and Palestinians |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-746517 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=15 June 2023 |language=en-US |issn=0792-822X}}</ref>
== Film == In 2020, Hadid was the subject of an award-winning<ref>{{Cite web|title=David Osit's "Mayor" takes top prize at Full Frame '20|url=https://realscreen.com/2020/04/23/david-osits-mayor-takes-top-prize-at-full-frame-20/|access-date=2020-11-22}}</ref> film called "Mayor," directed by filmmaker David Osit.<ref>{{Cite web|last= |first= |date=2020-03-13|title=Column: 'Mayor' shows the West Bank as we rarely see it|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-03-13/mayor-of-ramallah-documentary-west-bank|access-date=2020-11-22|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> The film follows Musa Hadid's day-to-day life as mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Mayor': Film Review|url=https://money.yahoo.com/mayor-film-review-233031364.html|access-date=2020-11-22|website=money.yahoo.com|date=18 March 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hot Docs Review: 'Mayor' Highlights the Day-to-Day Practicalities of Palestinian Political Life Directed by David Osit |url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/hot_docs_mayor_david_osit_film_review |access-date=2020-11-22 |website=exclaim.ca |language=en-ca}}</ref> The film has been called a "darkly comic saga"<ref>{{Cite web|title='Mayor' Trailer - A Darkly Comic Doc Saga About a Palestinian Mayor {{!}} FirstShowing.net|url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2020/mayor-trailer-a-darkly-comic-doc-saga-about-a-palestinian-mayor/|access-date=2020-11-22|website=www.firstshowing.net|date=19 October 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> and "the best new film about the Israeli-Palestine conflict".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kohn|first=Eric|date=2020-03-06|title='Mayor' Review: The Best New Film About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is a Dark Comedy About Ramallah's Mayor|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/03/mayor-review-ramallah-musa-hadid-1202215500/|access-date=2020-11-22|website=IndieWire|language=en}}</ref>
== Other activities ==
=== Non-profit organizations ===
* Head of the Palestinian Union of Local Authorities * Member of the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine * Member of the Municipal Development and Lending Fund * Vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Istiqlal Park * Member of the Board of Trustees of the Mahmoud Darwish Museum * Member of the Special Committee for the Consideration of Structuring Palestine into Development Regions * Member of a Presidential Committee for Civil Peace.
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