Yasser Arafat

Yasser ArafatAlso spelled Yassir Arafat (). He was born Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (). He is also known by the kunya Abu `Ammar ().  (24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004) was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004. In 1993, he also became president of the Palestinian National Authority (PA).

Arafat was born in Jerusalem, Gaza or Cairo.Most sources indicate Cairo as Arafat's place of birth, but others list his birthplace as Jerusalem or Gaza. See here and here for more information. He studied civil engineering at Cairo University. He worked as an engineer in Kuwait.

In 1994, Yasser Arafat won the Nobel Peace Prize along with two others.The others were Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres. .NobelPrize.org,  "Yasser Arafat"; retrieved 2012-9-19.

Some people see him as a hero, who fought for the cause of the Palestinian people. Others see him as a terrorist, who promoted the use of violence to destroy Israel.  

Arafat died in Paris from a cerebral hemorrhage. The next day he was buried at his compound, with a funeral in Ramallah on November 12. 

Related pages 
 List of Nobel Prize winners by country

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 Life in Palestine after Arafat, Situation worse, not what Bush and Sharon planned 
 The Real Obstacle to Peace was Ariel Sharon, not Yasser Arafat
 Death of Arafat, burial and reburial November 13 2004
 .theguardian.com/world/2012/nov/01/israel-acknowledges-killing-palestinian-deputy Israel acknowledges killing Yasser Arafat's deputy Khalil al-Wazir in 1988 raid

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