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Elias Bandak

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Elias Bandak
Mayor of Bethlehem
In office
1964–1972
Succeeded byElias Freij
In office
1952–1957
Succeeded byAyyub Musallam
In office
1950–1952
Preceded byIssa Basil Bandak
Personal details
Bornc. 1911
Bethlehem
Died(1972-04-26)26 April 1972
Jerusalem
NationalityPalestinian

Elias Issa Bandak (Arabic: إلياس بندك) (c.1911 – 26 April 1972) was the mayor of Bethlehem from 1950–52, 1952–57, and from 1964-72, serving three separate terms. He succeeded his cousin Issa Basil Bandak.[1] Bandak was a Palestinian Christian.

Bandak died of cancer on 26 April 1972, aged 61.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Former mayors of Bethlehem Archived 2020-04-10 at the Wayback Machine Bethlehem Municipality.
  2. ^ "Elias Bandak Dies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 1 February 2023.