Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
WEBYasser Arafat [a] (4 [3] [4] or 24 [5] [6] : 269 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, [b] 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. [7]
Yasser Arafat | Biography, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 30, 1999 · Yasser Arafat was the first president of the Palestinian Authority (1996–2004), chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and leader of Fatah. In 1993 he led the PLO to a historic peace agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Israeli government.
Death of Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
WEBYasser Arafat, who was the President of the Palestinian National Authority and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died unexpectedly on 11 November 2004, 75 years of age, after a short period of illness. The cause of his death has since been debated, and several different theories concerning it have been suggested.
A brief biography of Yasser Arafat | Britannica
WEBApr 24, 2024 · Yasser Arafat, also spelled Yāsir ʿArafāt orig. Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raʾūf al-Qudwah al-Ḥusaynī, (born August 1929—died Nov. 11, 2004, Paris, France), Palestinian leader. The date and place of his birth are disputed.
Yasser Arafat - Palestinian Leader, Nobel Prize, PLO | Britannica
WEBHis opponents—both in Israel and in the Arab world—were numerous, however, and Arafat escaped so many assassination attempts through the years that his intuition and resilience became a sort of legend. To assess Arafat’s life as a whole is no easy task.
Yasser Arafaft: Biography, Palestinian Political Leader, Facts
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian political leader, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and first President of the Palestinian National Authority.
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
WEBLearn about the life and achievements of Yasser Arafat, the co-recipient of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to create peace in the Middle East.
Mount Arafat - Wikipedia
WEBMount Arafat (Arabic: جَبَل عَرَفَات, romanized: Jabal ʿArafāt), and by its other Arabic name, Jabal ar-Raḥmah (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلرَّحْمَة, lit. 'mountain of mercy'), is a granodiorite hill about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, in the …
Yasser Arafat: why he still matters - The Guardian
WEBNov 13, 2014 · Yasser Arafat: why he still matters. He neither looked nor sounded like a natural leader. Yet Yasser Arafat dominated Palestinian politics for a generation before his death 10 years ago. How...
Arafat Dies at 75 : NPR
WEBNov 11, 2004 · The body of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is being flown to Cairo today, where a funeral will be held tomorrow. Arafat died early this morning, Paris time, at a French hospital. He was 75...
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