Janet Mikhail
Politician, Person
1945 –
Who is Janet Mikhail?
Janet Mikhail or Janet Michael, sometimes known as Janet Khouri is the former mayor of Ramallah in the West Bank.
She is the first woman to hold this post. She was head teacher of the girls' school in Ramallah for 20 years, now retired. She is a Palestinian Christian.
She was chosen as mayor on 29 December 2005 by the newly elected 15-member city council. She ran as a political independent, and was the head of the "Ramallah for All" independent list, which won six seats in local elections held earlier in December. The Fatah-associated "Homeland" faction, headed by Palestinian Legislative Council member Ghazi Hanania, also won six seats, while the Hamas-affiliated faction of "Change and Reform" headed by Khaldoun Khader won three seats. The new council voted 9-6 to elect Mikhail as mayor, after the three "Change and Reform" council members allied themselves with her "Ramallah for All" faction.
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- Born
- 1945
- Also known as
- Mayor Janet Mikhail
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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