Yasir Arafat
| Yasser Arafat ياسر عرفات |
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Yasser Arafat speaking at the World Economic Forum in 2001
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| 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority | |
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In office 5 July 1994 – 11 November 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | |
| Succeeded by | Rawhi Fattouh (interim) |
| 3rd Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization | |
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In office 4 February 1969 – 29 October 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Yahya Hammuda |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Abbas |
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Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa 24 August 1929 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 11 November 2004 (aged 75) Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Fatah |
| Spouse(s) | Suha Arafat (1990–2004) |
| Children | Zahwa Arafat (born 1995) |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa (/ˈærəˌfæt, ˈɑːrəˌfɑːt/;Arabic: محمد ياسر عبد الرحمن عبد الرؤوف عرفات; 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات , Yāsir `Arafāt) or by his kunya Abu Ammar (Arabic: أبو عمار , 'Abū `Ammār), was a Palestinian leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and leader of the Fatah political party and former paramilitary group, which he founded in 1959. Originally opposed to Israel's existence, he modified his position in 1988 when he accepted UN Security Council Resolution 242. Arafat and his movement operated from several Arab countries. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Fatah faced off with Jordan in a brief civil war. Forced out of Jordan and into Lebanon, Arafat and Fatah were major targets of Israel's 1978 and 1982 invasions of that country.
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