Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim رشيد الحاج إبراهيم | |
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Portrait of al-Haj Ibrahim | |
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| Born | 1889 or 1891 Haifa, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1953 Amman, Jordan |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | al-Istiqlal |
| Occupation | Head of Haifa's Trade Office (1913-30) Head of Arab Bank in Haifa (1931-47) al-Istiqlal Leadership Committee member (1932-48) National Committee of Haifa (1947-48) |
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim (Arabic: رشيد الحاج إبراهيم; 1889–1953) was a Palestinian Arab banker and a leader of the Independence Party of Palestine (al-Istiqlal). He was one of the most influential Arab leaders of Haifa in the first half of the 20th century and played a leading role in both the 1936–39 Arab revolt and the 1948 Battle of Haifa.