1923 in Mandatory Palestine

1923 in the British Mandate of Palestine
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See also: 1923 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1923

Events in the year 1923 in the British Mandate of Palestine.

Incumbents

• High Commissioner - Sir Herbert Louis Samuel
• Emir of Transjordan - Abdullah I bin al-Hussein
• Prime Minister of Transjordan - 'Ali Rida Basha al-Rikabi until 1 February; Mazhar Raslan (acting prime minister) until 5 September; Hasan Khalid Abu al-Huda

Events

• 15 May - Britain recognizes Transjordan as an independent government, although it still remains part of the British Mandate of Palestine.
• 16–20 June - Sixth Palestine Arab Congress held in Jaffa.
• 26 September - The British Mandate for Palestine, a legal instrument for the administration of Palestine, confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations on 24 July 1922, comes into effect.

Notable births

• 21 February - Avraham Biton, Israeli politician (died 2005).
• 6 March - Gideon Ben-Yisrael, Israeli politician (died 2014).
• 10 March - Shmuel Tamir, Israeli politician (died 1987).
• 13 March - Eliezer Kashani, Irgun fighter, one of the Olei Hagardom (died 1947).
• 7 June - Uzzi Ornan, Israeli linguist.
• 20 July - Mattityahu Peled, Israeli general and peace activist (died 1995).
• 2 September - Moshe Kelman, Israeli military officer (died 1980).
• 12 September - Aviad Yafeh, Israeli politician (died 1977).
• 15 September - Yosef Harish, Israeli jurist, Attorney General of Israel (died 2013).
• 27 September - Meir Avizohar, Israeli politician (died 2008).
• 9 October - Haim Gouri, Israeli poet, novelist, journalist and documentary filmmaker (died 2018).

Notable deaths

• 16 December - Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Russian (Belarusian)-born lexicographer who drove the revival of the Hebrew language and contributed to the development of Modern Hebrew (b. 1858).

References