Overview: Mahmoud Darwish (Arabic: محمود درويش‎, Maḥmūd Darwīsh, 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for ...

Overview: Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: مَحْمُود عَبَّاس‎, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: أَبُو مَازِن‎, ʾAbū Māzin), is the President of the State of Palestine ...

Overview: Kassim al-Rimawi (Arabic: قاسم الريماوي‎) (11 January 1918 – 29 April 1982) was the 25th Prime Minister of Jordan from 3 July 1980 to 28 August 1980. He was born in Beit Rima under Occupied Enemy ...

Overview: Adnan Ghaleb al-Husayni (Arabic: عدنان غالب الحسيني‎) (born 1946) was the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem and of the Quds Governorate between 2008 and 2018 when he was succeeded by Adnan Ghaith ...

Overview: Riyad Hassan El Khoudary (Arabic: رياض حسن الخضري‎), (born July 27, 1943), is a well known Palestinian academic. He heads the Education and Higher Education Department of PLO, being a member of its ex ...

Overview: Bassam Al-Salhi (Arabic: بسام الصالحي‎, born 1960) is a General Secretary of the Palestinian People's Party and elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

Overview: Samir Ghawshah also spelled Samir Ghosha (Arabic: سمير غوشة‎, 1937–August 3, 2009), was a Palestinian politician and militia leader. He was the head of the Secretary-General of the Palestinian Popular ...

Overview: Zuheir Mohsen (Arabic: زهير محسن‎; 1936 – 25 July 1979) was a Palestinian leader of the pro-Syria As-Sa'iqa faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) between 1971 and 1979. Previously ...

Overview: Yasser Abed Rabbo (Arabic: ياسر عبد ربه‎) also known by his kunya, Abu Bashar (Arabic: ابو بشار‎) (born 1944) is a Palestinian politician and a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's ...

Overview: Farouk al-Kaddoumi (alternative transliteration, Faruq al-Qaddumi; Arabic: فاروق القدومي‎; born 18 August 1931) also known as Abu al-Lutf, has been Secretary-general until 2009 and between 2004 and ...

Overview: Ahmad al-Shukeiri (January 1, 1908 – February 26, 1980) (Arabic: أحمد الشقيري‎) also transcribed al-Shuqayri, Shuqairi, Shuqeiri, Shukeiry, etc.), was the first Chairman of the Palestine Liberation ...

Overview: Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (also Erifat or Erakat or Arekat; Arabic: صائب عريقات‎ Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt or ʻRēqāt; born 28 April 1955) is a Palestinian politician and diplomat who is the Secretary General ...

Overview: Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi (1925 – 27 January 2020), also known as Abu Zuhdi, was a banker and politician from State of Palestine. He was the first Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority ...

Overview: Hanan Daoud Mikhael Ashrawi (Arabic: حنان داوود مخايل عشراوي‎; born October 8, 1946) is a Palestinian leader, legislator, activist, and scholar who served as a member of the Leadership Committee ...

Overview: Zakaria al-Agha (Arabic: زكريا الاغا; 13 January 1942 – 12 May 2025), also known as Abu Ammar was a member of Fatah's central committee and Palestine Liberation Organization-Executive Committee and the ...

Overview: Saleh Ra'fat (1945) is a member of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and a member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Overview: Shafiq al-Hout also spelled Shafik al-Hut (Arabic: شفيق الحوت‎) (January 13, 1932–August 2, 2009) was a Palestinian politician and writer. Born in Jaffa, he and his family fled to Beirut at the onset of ...

Overview: Haidar Abdel-Shafi (Heidar Abdul-Shafi) (Arabic: حيدر عبد الشافي‎ June 10, 1919 – September 25, 2007), was a Palestinian physician, community leader and political leader who was the head of the ...

Overview: Ziad Abu Amr (Arabic: زياد أبو عمرو‎; born 1950) is a Palestinian politician, author, and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. He currently serves as the first Deputy Prime Minister and ...