Mayors of East Jerusalem
See also: List of mayors of Jerusalem- Anwar Al-Khatib (1948–1950)
- Aref al-Aref (1950–1951)
- Hanna Atallah (1951–1952)
- Omar Wa'ari (1952–1955)
- Ruhi al-Khatib (1957–1994; titular)
- Amin al-Majaj (1994–1999; titular)
- Zaki Al-Ghul (1999–date, titular)
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