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Abd al-Latif Musleh Salah (1882 -
November 8, 1952) was a Palestinian politician and human rights activist. He
was born in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm. He is one of the men of the
Palestinian national movement, and one of the most prominent Palestinian
personalities in the twentieth century. He is the founder of the Institute of
Law in Damascus, the Palestinian Parents Party, the National Bloc Party, and
the Bar Association. Jordanians, and he is a member of the Jordanian Senate.
His upbringing and education
Abd al-Latif Musleh Salah was born
in the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank in 1882 at the end of the nineteenth
century AD. He received his education in the schools of his city, Tulkarm, and
finished his secondary studies at the Royal Institute in Jerusalem, then joined
the Faculty of Law in Istanbul, and graduated from it to become a lawyer.
positions and his working life
Head of the Ottoman Council of
Envoys.
Member of the first Palestinian Arab
Conference that was held in Jerusalem in January 1919.
Founder of the Institute of Law in
Damascus, and its first president, as Prince Faisal I and his prime minister,
Ali Reda Al-Rikabi, commissioned him, on September 25, 1919, to work on
establishing and opening the institute, and assuming the presidency of the
institute.
He taught law at the Palestinian
Institute of Law.
Member of the Palestinian Islamic
Supreme Council in 1922.
Founder and head of the Palestinian
People's Party, on April 1, 1925.
Founder and head of the National
Bloc Party on April 10, 1935.
Member of the Higher Arab Committee,
which was established on April 25, 1936 and consisted of nine major Palestinian
national figures.
Member of the Palestinian delegation
at the Round Table Conference in London in 1939.
Founder of the Jordanian Bar
Association in 1950, and its first president.
The Jordanian Bar Association during
the first session of the association, from November 25, 1950 to September 27,
1951.
The Jordanian Bar Association during
the second session, from September 28, 1951 to September 25, 1952.
The Kingdom of Jordan sought help in
formulating the laws and regulations in force in the Kingdom.
Member of the Second Jordanian
Senate, from April 20, 1950 to May 3, 1951. At that time, the council consisted
of only twenty personalities.
Member of the Jordanian National
Assembly, from April 20, 1950 to May 3, 1951.
Member of the Third Jordanian
Senate, from September 1, 1951 to October 31, 1951. The council consisted of
only nineteen personalities.
Member of the Jordanian National
Assembly, from September 1, 1951 to October 31, 1951.
First Capt
Abd al-Latif Salah founded the
Jordanian Bar Association in 1950, and he was its first president; Where he
became a president for the first two sessions of the association, during the
period extending from November 25, 1950 to September 25, 1952. It is noteworthy
that the Jordanian Bar Association was operating at that time in both Palestine
and Jordan.
His writings
Abd al-Latif Salah wrote several
books, including the book “Explanation of the Law of Human Trials,” which he
published in 1924.
his personal life
His nephew is the politician and
diplomat Abdullah Amin Musleh Salah, and his nephew is also the Palestinian
politician Salah Amin Musleh Salah, who was mayor of Tulkarm during the period
(1951-1957) and a member of the first Palestinian National Council.
his death and his honor
Abd al-Latif Salah died in the
Jordanian capital, Amman, on the morning of Saturday, November 8, 1952, at the
age of about seventy years. Salah Alam is one of the national flags and the law
in the Arab world.
In commemoration of Abdul Latif
Salah, one of the streets of Amman was named after him, and the Jordanian Bar
Association created the “Abdul Latif Salah Medal”, which is awarded to
prominent human rights figures.
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