Haj Amin al-Husseini

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Grand Mufti Islamic religious leader Palestinian Arab nationalist human

Haj Amin al-Husseini was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader and Grand Mufti of Jerusalem who played a central role in opposing Zionism and British rule in Mandatory Palestine.

Aliases (3)

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grand Mufti → Islamic religious leader → Palestinian Arab nationalist → human →
activeIn	Mandatory Palestine →
activity	propaganda broadcasts in Arabic during World War II →
advocated	Arab revolt against British rule during World War II → prevention of Jewish refugees reaching Palestine →
alliedWith	Nazi Germany →
appointedAs	Grand Mufti of Jerusalem →
appointedBy	Herbert Samuel →
broadcastFrom	Radio Berlin →
burialPlace	Beirut →
citizenship	Mandatory Palestine → Ottoman Empire →
conflictWith	British Mandate authorities → Zionist movement →
countryOfBirth	Ottoman Empire →
countryOfDeath	Lebanon →
dateOfAppointment	1921 →
dateOfBirth	c. 1897 →
dateOfDeath	4 July 1974 →
ethnicGroup	Palestinian Arab →
familyName	al-Husseini →
fledTo	Germany → Iraq → Italy → Lebanon →
fullName	Mohammad Amin al-Husseini →
givenName	Amin → Mohammad →
honorificTitle	Haj →
ideology	Arab nationalism → Islamic nationalism →
laterLivedIn	Egypt →
memberOf	al-Husseini family →
metWith	Adolf Hitler → Heinrich Himmler →
movement	Palestinian Arab nationalism →
notableFor	influence on Palestinian politics in the interwar period → leadership of the Arab Higher Committee → opposition to British rule in Mandatory Palestine → opposition to Zionism →
opposed	Balfour Declaration → Jewish immigration to Palestine → establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine →
participatedIn	1920 Nebi Musa riots → 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine →
placeOfBirth	Jerusalem →
placeOfDeath	Beirut →
positionHeld	Chairman of the Arab Higher Committee → Grand Mufti of Jerusalem → President of the Supreme Muslim Council in Palestine →
relative	Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni → Jamal al-Husseini →
religion	Islam →
religiousDenomination	Sunni Islam →
roleInEvent	political and religious leader during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine →
supported	Arab independence in Palestine → Axis powers during World War II →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arab Higher Committee → Arab Higher Committee ("Jamal al-Husayni") →	hasMember
Arab Higher Committee →	chairperson
Haj Amin al-Husseini ("al-Husseini") →	familyName
Arab Higher Committee →	foundedBy
Haj Amin al-Husseini ("Mohammad Amin al-Husseini") →	fullName
Palestinian national movement →	hasKeyFigure
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine →	leader