Ahmad Kurd (Arabic: أحمد كرد; 13 September 1949 – 9 May 2020)[2] was a Palestinian politician, who served as the mayor of Deir al-Balah located in the central Gaza Strip.
He also served as local sheikh in the Deir al-Balah mosque.
[3] Kurd was the director of the Gaza Strip-based charity organization Salah Society.
[4] Kurd was born in Deir al-Balah camp a year after his family of five fled their home village near Ashkelon.
Ahmad Kurd, who had 11 children with his Russian wife, told The Washington Post, "I'm not asking to return to Ashkelon.