Yassar 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 |
| Personal details | |
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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 political leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically an Arab nationalist, he was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004.
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