Ramiz Jaraisy
Ramiz Jaraisy is a Palestinian and / or Israeli-Arab politician and the former mayor of Nazareth.
Jaraisy was born in Israel. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering and an MSc in civil engineering, both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He established two Arab-Israeli student unions, first for the Technion, and subsequently a national chapter. Jaraisy is a Greek Orthodox Christian.
Jaraisy was first elected to the Nazareth City Council in 1978. Later he became deputy mayor under Tawfiq Ziad. After Ziad's death in 1994 he was elected mayor of Nazareth.
