Yasser Arafat date of birth:
August 24, 1929
How old was Yasser Arafat when died?
75
Where was Yasser Arafat born?
Cairo, Egypt
When did Yasser Arafat die?
November 11, 2004
Where did Yasser Arafat die?
Paris, France
Yasser Arafat body shape:
Average
What color is Yasser Arafat's hair?
Grey
What religion is Yasser Arafat?
Muslim
What is Yasser Arafat's ethnicity?
Middle Eastern
What is Yasser Arafat nationality?
Palestinian
What is Yasser Arafat's occupation?
Politician
Yasser Arafat claim to fame:
met in secret with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Norway, culminating in the Oslo Peace Accords
Short Biography
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa (/ˈærəˌfæt, ˈɑrəˌfɑːt/; 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.