Yasser Arafat
Born: 1929-08-24
Yasser Arafat, originally named Mohamed Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Quudwa al-Husseini, was born on August 24, 1929, in Cairo, Egypt, and passed away on November 11, 2004, in Clamart, France. Known affectionately as Abou Ammar, Arafat was a prominent Palestinian activist and statesman, serving as a pivota...
