Gibraltar to rename international airport after Jewish statesman Sir Joshua Hassan

(JNS) - The government of Gibraltar has announced that Gibraltar International Airport will be renamed "Sir Joshua Hassan Gibraltar International Airport," honoring the territory's first chief minister and one of the most prominent Jewish public servants in the modern Commonwealth.

The renaming was announced by Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo during his annual budget address to Parliament on July 7. In announcing the decision, the government described Hassan (1915–1997) as the "Father of the Gibraltarians," saying his leadership and lifelong service helped shape modern Gibraltar.

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