Ḥusaynī, Amīn al- also called Al-hajj Āmīn al-Hajj Amīn or Hajj
Amīn  ( born 1897 , Jerusalem, Palestine, Ottoman Empire—died
July 4, 1974 , Beirut, Lebanon Leb. )  grand mufti of Jerusalem
and Arab nationalist figure who played a major role in Arab
resistance to Zionist political ambitions in Palestine and
became a strong voice in the Arab nationalist and anti-Zionist
movements.  Ḥusaynī studied in Jerusalem, Cairo, and Istanbul,
and in 1910 he was commissioned in the Turkish artillery. He
became a strong voice in the Arab nationalist and anti-Zionist
movements. In December 1921 the British, who had accepted a
mandate for Palestine after World War I (1914–18), named Ḥusaynī
permanent president and grand mufti of Jerusalem and president
of the newly created Supreme Muslim Council—the most
authoritative religious body in the Palestinian Muslim
community.  Ḥusaynī came to dominate the Palestinian Arab
movement after a bitter clash with other nationalist elements,
notably the NashashabisNashāshībī family, over p