Supreme Muslim Council

A body established by order of the first British High Commissioner, Sir Herbert Samuel, in December 1921 to oversee Muslim awqaf and sharia matters. The council established an orphanage, supported schools, expanded welfare and health clinics, and renovated religious buildings, including two mosques within the Haram al-Sharif. The council had an elected president and four members, two of whom represented Jerusalem. The first president was the mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin al-Husseini. In 1937, after the revolt of 1936, the British disbanded the council.