Assem Bey Said | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Jaffa | |
| In office 1919–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Office created Hassan Bey as Military Governor |
| Succeeded by | Abd al-Rauf al-Bitar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1877 Jaffa |
| Died | 1942 (aged 64–65) |
Assam Bek As-Said (Arabic: عاصم بك السعيد) (31 - 1877 June 1942) was a Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Jaffa between 1919 and 1939.
As-Said was born in Jaffa in 1877 to a notable Jaffan family. During the Ottoman Period, he served in several legal posts, first as a Notary Public, and later an assistant Chief Clerk in the District Court. He also served as a member of the Administrative Council of the Jaffa District for a 4-year period. In 1915, he was exiled by Ottoman authorities to Konya. He later returned and was appointed Mayor of Jaffa by British Authorities.
In 1938, As-Said fled to Cairo amid riots in Jaffa. In September, Hussein Shehad Eddin was appointed Acting Mayor in Said's stead. On 5 January 1939, Mandatory authorities dissolved Jaffa's City Council, replacing it with a three-person committee headed by Abd al-Rauf al-Bitar.
As-Said died on 31 June 1942 at the French Hospital in Jerusalem after a prolonged illness.
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