Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former mayor of the city of halhul in the southern west bank”. Today it says “palestinian politician”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Mohammed Hassan Milhim ( Arabic : محمد حسن ملحم ; 4 September 1929 – 17 July 2021) was a Palestinian politician, who served as mayor of Halhul . He graduated from the Lebanese University with a certificate in English literature in 1974. He was elected mayor of Halhul in 1976. In 1980 he was exiled from the West Bank for being a member of the PLO Executive Committee and was allowed back 12 years later. He served as Yasser Arafat 's consultant and several roles in the Palestinian Ministry of Education . الرئيس ينعى عضو اللجنة التنفيذية الأسبق محمد ملحم .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mohammed Milhim ( ) (April 9, 1929—) is the former mayor of the city of Halhul in the southern West Bank . He graduated the University of Lebanon with a certificate in English literature in 1974. In 1980 he was exiled from the Palestinian territories for being a member of the PLO Executive Committee and was allowed back 12 years later. He served as Yasser Arafat 's consultant and several roles in the Palestinian Ministry of Education .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Mohammed Milhim ( ) (born April 9, 1929) is the former mayor of the city of Halhul (southern West Bank ).He graduated from the Lebanese University with a certificate in English literature in 1974. In 1980 he was exiled from the West Bank for being a member of the PLO Executive Committee and was allowed back 12 years later. He served as Yasser Arafat 's consultant and several roles in the Palestinian Ministry of Education .
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Palestinian politician (1929–2021) Mohammed Hassan Milhim ( ; 4 September 1929 – 17 July 2021) was a Palestinian politician, who served as mayor of Halhul . He graduated from the Lebanese University with a certificate in English literature in 1974. He was elected mayor of Halhul in 1976. In 1980 he was exiled from the West Bank for being a member of the PLO Executive Committee and was allowed back 12 years later. He served as Yasser Arafat 's consultant and several roles in the Palestinian Ministry of Education .
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former mayor of the city of halhul in the southern west bank
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palestinian politician
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