Aref al-Aref

Aref al-Aref
Mayor of East Jerusalem
In office 1949–1955
Military Governor of Ramallah Governorate
Personal details
Born	1892 Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Died	30 July 1973 (aged 80–81) Al-Bireh, West Bank
Nationality	Palestinian
Alma mater	Mulkiyya College in Istanbul
Occupation	Journalist, historian, politician

Aref al-Aref (Arabic: عارف العارف‎; 1892–1973) was a Palestinian journalist, historian and politician. He served as mayor of East Jerusalem in the 1950s during the Jordanian annexation of the West Bank.