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Yasir Arafat

Yasser Arafat
ياسر عرفات
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Yasser Arafat speaking at the World Economic Forum in 2001
1st President of the Palestinian National Authority
In office
5 July 1994 – 11 November 2004
Prime Minister
Succeeded by Rawhi Fattouh (interim)
3rd Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
In office
4 February 1969 – 29 October 2004
Preceded by Yahya Hammuda
Succeeded by Mahmoud Abbas
Personal details
Born Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa
(1929-08-24)24 August 1929
Cairo, Egypt
Died 11 November 2004(2004-11-11) (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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