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Adnan al-Husayni

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian waqf supervisor and member of palestinian authority higher council of tourism”. Today it says “palestinian politician”.
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Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni ( Arabic : عدنان غالب الحسيني ; born 1946) is a Palestinian politician, who was the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem and of the Quds Governorate between 2008 and 2018 when he was succeeded by Adnan Ghaith . He is also Waqf supervisor and a member of the Palestinian National Authority Higher Council of Tourism. He belongs to the al-Husayni family of Jerusalem, where he was born.

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palestinian waqf supervisor and member of palestinian authority higher council of tourism

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palestinian politician

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