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Hasan Bey Shukri (1876-1940) was the mayor of Haifa in the first half of the 20th century. Appointed to the position by the Ottoman imperial rulers of Palestine in 1914, he also served as mayor under British rule in Mandate Palestine between 1927 and 1940.

Early life
Born into a prominent family in Jerusalem in 1876, his family moved to Haifa when Shukri was a young boy. Of Turkish descent, his father had served as the governor of Haifa in the latter half of the 19th century. Following in his footsteps, Shukri joined the Turkish administrative service as well.