Munib Rashid al-Masri, also known as the "Duke of Nablus", and "the Godfather"[1] (born 1934), is a Palestinian industrialist, and patriarch of the al-Masri family.[2]
Relatives include a cousin, Arab Bank and Paltel chairman Sabih al-Masri, and nephews, developer Bashar Masri, and Jordanian former prime minister Taher al-Masri.
One of Yasser Arafat's closest friends and supporters, al-Masri has served as a minister in the cabinet of Jordan,[3] and has on multiple occasions declined both the presidency and the prime ministership of Palestine.[3]