Following the defeat of Arab forces, Arafat returned to Cairo and served as president of the General Union of Palestinian Students from 1952 to 1956. In the latter part of the 1950s, …

Nov 19, 2025 · 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 …

Aug 20, 2025 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the late Yasser Arafat, who was president of the Palestinian Authority.

Yasser Arafat, also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) f...

Arafat was a leader who symbolized the Palestinian national movement. He co-founded Fatah and later became the chairman of the PLO. His tenure was marked by a blend of armed …

Feb 4, 2025 · Yasser Arafat, a pivotal figure in Palestinian history, played a key role in the liberation movement. He was married with children and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات‎) (August 24 or August 4, 1929 – November 11, 2004) was born in Cairo [1] to Palestinian parents. His given name was Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat al …

Arafat developed the PLO into a state within the state of Jordan with its own military forces. King Hussein of Jordan, disturbed by its guerrilla attacks on Israel and other violent methods, …

Nov 15, 2004 · Yasser Arafat waDavid Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations.

Arafat studied at Fu'ad I University in Cairo (now Cairo University), graduating with a degree in civil engineering in 1956. He was reportedly a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and also …