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Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat

Former President of the State of Palestine
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004 and President... Wikipedia
Born: August 1929, Cairo, Egypt
Died: November 11, 2004 (age 75 years), Clamart, France
Spouse: Suha Arafat (m. 1990–2004)
Children: Zahwa Arafat
Buried: November 12, 2004, Arafat Mausoleum, Ramallah
Organizations founded: Fatah, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Tanzim, and more