al-Husayni family

However, by 1831 the ambitions of the Khedive Muhammad Ali Pasha grew so strong he invaded the Levant in defiance of the heavily weakened Ottoman Empire and imposed taxes so severe it caused the local population to rebel.

By the mid-1860s, this trust put the Husaynis in a position of power when the ruling Ottomans decided to end the Feudal system.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Husaynis forged an alliance with other Yaman Arabs such as the once powerful Sheikh Abu Ghosh.

They were mostly concentrated in the Old City, however a large number of clan members also lived in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah, the German Colony, Katamon, Baka and Musrara.

Before the formal commencement of the British Mandate, Musa and Amin al-Husayni incited the 1920 Palestine riots, resulting in many deaths.

[3][4] A military court sentenced Amin in absentia to 10 years imprisonment,[3] and he failed to qualify for a general amnesty in early 1921 because of his absence.

Many family heads that remained in the Old City and the northern neighborhoods of East Jerusalem fled due to hostilities with the Israeli government.

Musa al-Husayni was the Mayor of Jerusalem and led the Palestinian national movement
Kamil al-Husayni was the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem
Mohammad Amin al-Husayni was the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem , and President of the Supreme Muslim Council
Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni led Palestinian irregular forces against the Haganah and other Jewish militias during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . He died in combat in al-Qastal .