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| birth_place = [[Gaza City]], [[Occupation of the Gaza Strip by the United Arab Republic|Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip]] |
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== Mayoralty == |
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Al-Sarraj assumed the office of Mayor of Gaza in 2019 after being selected by the city’s [[Hamas]]-led administration. [[Fatah]]—the political party that dominates the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank—denounced the selection process, although it eventually reconciled with Al-Sarraj.<ref>{{Cite web |last=الالكتروني |first=البيان |date=2019-07-29 |title=استهجان فلسطيني لطريقة تعيين “حماس” رئيس بلدية غزة |url=https://www.albayan.ae/one-world/arabs/2019-07-30-1.3616658 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.albayan.ae |language=ar}}</ref> At the handover ceremony, he listed internal affairs, service development, activating cultural centres, and focusing on development and investment as the four priorities of the city council under his leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-01 |title=شاهد: مراسم تسليم رئاسة بلدية غزة للمهندس يحيى السراج.. وهؤلاء الاعضاء الجدد |url=https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2019/08/01/1264125.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=دنيا الوطن |language=ar}}</ref><ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=رئيس بلدية غزة: ديوننا تجاوزت 71 مليون دولار |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%AA-71-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A9/1620866 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref> |
Al-Sarraj assumed the office of Mayor of Gaza in 2019 after being selected by the city’s [[Hamas]]-led administration. [[Fatah]]—the political party that dominates the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank—denounced the selection process, although it eventually reconciled with Al-Sarraj.<ref>{{Cite web |last=الالكتروني |first=البيان |date=2019-07-29 |title=استهجان فلسطيني لطريقة تعيين “حماس” رئيس بلدية غزة |url=https://www.albayan.ae/one-world/arabs/2019-07-30-1.3616658 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.albayan.ae |language=ar}}</ref> At the handover ceremony, he listed internal affairs, service development, activating cultural centres, and focusing on development and investment as the four priorities of the city council under his leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-01 |title=شاهد: مراسم تسليم رئاسة بلدية غزة للمهندس يحيى السراج.. وهؤلاء الاعضاء الجدد |url=https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2019/08/01/1264125.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=دنيا الوطن |language=ar}}</ref><ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=رئيس بلدية غزة: ديوننا تجاوزت 71 مليون دولار |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%AA-71-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A9/1620866 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref> |
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Later in 2019 he announced that he was working on a campaign to get Gaza residents to sort their garbage, and was hoping that a private company could be found to recycle it.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
Later in 2019 he announced that he was working on a campaign to get Gaza residents to sort their garbage, and was hoping that a private company could be found to recycle it.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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Palestinian academic and politician
Dr. Yahya Rusydi Al-Sarraj (or Yahya R. Sarraj or Yahya Sarraj; born 24 February 1962) is a Palestinian university professor and politician, who is serving 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. His term as mayor remains intact despite the Gaza war.
Al-Sarraj has served in multiple academic roles throughout Gaza. In 2014, he was the deputy chairman of external affairs at the Islamic University of Gaza.[1] By 2019, he was head of the board of trustees of the University College of Applied Sciences, another university in Gaza,[2] and served on a joint committee addressing financial issues across Gazan universities.[3]
Al-Sarraj assumed the office of Mayor of Gaza City in 2019 after being selected by the city’s Hamas-led administration. Fatah—the political party that dominates the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank—denounced the selection process, although it eventually reconciled with Al-Sarraj.[4] At the handover ceremony, he listed internal affairs, service development, activating cultural centres, and focusing on development and investment as the four priorities of the city council under his leadership.[5][6]
Later in 2019 he announced that he was working on a campaign to get Gaza residents to sort their garbage, and was hoping that a private company could be found to recycle it.[6]
After the 2021 conflict with Israel, Al-Sarraj announced the “We Will Rebuild It” campaign to fix damage caused by the war.[7] He also called for the lifting of Israel’s blockade on Gaza,[7] which he blamed for the ongoing financial crisis in Gaza City.[6] In June 2021, Al-Sarraj was honoured with the presentation of the “Shield of Loyalty” by Fatah‘s Democratic Reform Movement for his work and effectiveness on rebuilding Gaza.[8]
