Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat

politician
civil engineer
Palestine
☪️Islam

Yasser Arafat, also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, President of Palestine from 1989 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically an Arab nationalist and a socialist, Arafat was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004.

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Lifespan
1929 – 2004
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Background

Born in
Cairo
Educated at
Cairo University
Awards
🏆 Nobel Peace Prize🏆 Order of the White Lion🏆 Princess of Asturias Awards🏆 Order of Ouissam Alaouite🏆 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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  • 1929

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  • 2004

    Died

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