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Yahya Al-Sarraj
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “university professor and local government administrator who has served as mayor of gaza city”. Today it says “palestinian university professor and professional consultant”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Palestinian academic and politician Dr . Sarraj or Yahya Sarraj ) is a university professor and local government administrator who has served as mayor of Gaza City , Palestine , since 2019. Al-Sarraj is a graduate of An-Najah University and the University of Leeds , and received his doctorate from the University of Bradford .
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Then
university professor and local government administrator who has served as mayor of gaza city
Now
palestinian university professor and professional consultant
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