Budeiri Family (BF)

• Budayri Family

The Budeiri are a Palestinian family living in Jerusalem. They have been involved in municipal and political affairs during the Ottoman and the Mandate periods.

The first well-known member of this family is Sheikh Mohamed Ibn Budeir Al Budeiri (ca.1747-1805), who founded the Al-Budeiri Library.
Among the other well-known members of the family:

• Kamil Budeiri (?-ca.1923), administrator and journalist;
• Khalil Budeiri (1906-1983), physician and activist;
• Yussuf Budeiri (?-?), engineer;
• Musa Budeiri (1946-), academician.

ISAAR (CPF), 2nd edition, 2004.
Available online: https://www.ica.org/en/isaar-cpf-international-standard-archival-authority-record-corporate-bodies-persons-and-families-2nd
Date format: ISO 8601, 2nd edition, 2000.

Entry prepared and entered on 2022-03-20.

Michael R. Fischbach, "Budayri (family)", in Philip Mattar (dir.), "Encyclopedia of the Palestinians", New York, Facts on File, 2005, revised edition.
Librarians and Archivists with Palestine, "The Budeiri Family Library", consulted on 2023-03-20: https://librarianswithpalestine.org/featured-projects-members/family-libraries/the-budeiri-family-library/

Entry prepared and entered by Archival City.