The Mayor of the City of Jerusalem is head of the executive branch of the political system in Jerusalem. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Jerusalem. The mayor's office is located in Safra Square; it has jurisdiction over all the city's neighborhoods. The mayor appoints many officials, including deputy mayors and city departments directors. History The Jerusalem City Council was established in 1863 during the rule of the Ottoman Empire. From 1948 to 1967 two municipalities operated in the city: an Israeli municipality provided services to the western neighborhoods of the city and a Jordanian municipality to its eastern parts. By 1840, the Jewish community constituted the largest single religious group in the city. From the 1880s onward, the Jews constituted the majority within the city. However, it was only in 1937, under the British Mandate, that the first Jewish mayor was appointed. Since 1948 every mayor has been Jewish. List of Mayors of Jerusalem (1845–present) This is a list of mayors of Jerusalem in chronological order. Ottoman Empire (1845–1920) 1845–1847 – Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha, whose first wife, Melek Hanım wrote a book which also described their life in Jerusalem 1848–1863 – Ahmad Agha Duzdar Al-Asali (official title: Governor of Jerusalem) 1863–1867 – Abdelrahman al-Dajani 1867 – Rafadulo Astiriyadis Effendi (acting) 1867–1869 – Abdelrahman al-Dajani 1869 – Mūsā Faydī al-'Alamī 1869–1870 – Abd al-Salām Paşa al Ḥusaynī 1870–1876 – Yousef Al-Khalidi Triumvirate 1876–1877 – Abd al-Qādir al-Khalīlī Abū l-Hudā/'Umar 'Abd al-Salām Paşa al Ḥusaynī/Salīm Shākir al-Ḥusaynī. 1877 – Shaḥāda Faydallāh al-'Alamī 1877–1878 – Rafadulo Astiriyadis Effendi (acting) 1878–1879 – Yousef Al-Khalidi 1879–1881 – Mūsā Faydī al-'Alamī 1882–1897 – Ḥusayn Salīm Paşa al Ḥusaynī 1897–1899 – Yaseen al-Khalidi 1899–1906 – Yousef Al-Khalidi 1906–1909 – Faidi al-Alami 1909–1917 – Hussein al-Husayni 1917–1918 – Aref al-Dajani 1918–1920 – Musa Kazim al-Husayni Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948) Divided Jerusalem (1948–1967) Reunited Jerusalem (1967–present) See also Mayoral elections in Jerusalem History of Jerusalem List of people from Jerusalem Timeline of Jerusalem References External links Mayors of Jerusalem Jerusalem at World Statesmen Mayors of Jerusalem at City of Jerusalem Mayors