astronomy

Hussein Khalidi

Hussein Khalidi is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hussein Khalidi rather than just read about it. In short: Hussein Fakhri Khalidi (Arabic: حسين فخري الخالدي, Ḥusayn Fakhri al-Khalidī, 17 January 1895 – 6 February 1962) was a Palestinian politician and physician. He served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1935 to 1937, minister of health of Palestine in 1948, minister of foreign affairs of Jordan from 1953 to 1954 and again in 1956 and was the 13th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1957.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Hussein Fakhri Khalidi (Arabic: حسين فخري الخالدي, Ḥusayn Fakhri al-Khalidī, 17 January 1895 – 6 February 1962) was a Palestinian politician and physician. He served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1935 to 1937, minister of health of Palestine in 1948, minister of foreign affairs of Jordan from 1953 to 1954 and again in 1956 and was the 13th Prime Minister of Jordan in 1957.

Early life Khalidi served as a doctor in the Ottoman Army during World War I, and was injured three times. He subsequently served for over a decade as a member of Jerusalem's Health Department and as an Inspector of Jerusalem's Water Department.

Political career In September 1934, Kalidi sought election as both as Mayor of Jerusalem and for Raghib al-Nashashibi's seat on the City Council. He won the latter, and was subsequently appointed to the former on 21 January 1935, days after an appeal of the election results by Nashashibi was rejected by the Jerusalem District Court. Daniel Auster and Yacoub Farradj became Deputy Mayors.

On 23 June 1935 Khalidi founded the Reform Party and was subsequently the party's representative to the Arab Higher Committee. On 1 October 1937, amid the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, the British Mandate administration outlawed the AHC and several Arab political parties and arrested a number of Arab political leaders. The Reform Party was dissolved and Khalidi was one of the leaders arrested. He was removed as mayor of Jerusalem and deported to the Seychelles, together with four other Arab nationalist political leaders. He was released in December 1938 to enable him to take part in the London Conference in February 1939, and was among those rejecting the British Government's White Paper of 1939. Khalidi returned to Mandatory Palestine in November 1942 and joined the reformed Arab Higher Committee in 1945, becoming its secretary in 1946. He was a member of the short-lived All-Palestine Government established under Egypt's patronage in Gaza in September 1948. He published a book of his memoirs in the same year, while exiled in Beirut. He prospered under Jordanian rule, he was custodian and supervisor of the Haram al-Sharif in 1951, became a cabinet minister (for Foreign Affairs) and briefly prime minister in 1957. In 1958, he wrote a book in English entitled Arab Exodus, though it has never been published. Khalidi died on 6 February 1962. He was the brother of Ismail Khalidi and the uncle of Rashid Khalidi and Raja Khalidi.

See also List of prime ministers of Jordan

References

External links Prime Ministry of Jordan website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hussein Khalidi

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hussein Khalidi claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hussein Khalidi before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hussein Khalidi ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hussein Khalidi

In research: Hussein Khalidi appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hussein Khalidi in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hussein Khalidi is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1895 births, 1966 deaths, 20th-century Palestinian politicians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hussein Khalidi outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hussein Khalidi in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Hussein Khalidi matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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