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Abdel-Rahim Ahmed

Abdel-Rahim Ahmed

Palestinian politician (1944–1991)

Abdel-Rahim Ahmed (1944–1991) was a Palestinian politician who was one of the founders of the Arab Liberation Front (ALF). He served as a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) executive committee.

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Biography

Ahmed was born in a village, Haditha, Mandatory Palestine, in 1944.[1] His family left the village and settled in Jordan after the Nakba in 1948.[2] He was a graduate of Damascus University where he obtained a degree in agriculture.[1]

Ahmed joined the military struggle against Israel when he was a teenager.[2] He was a cofounder of the Baghdad-based ALF which was established in April 1969 and became part of the PLO in July that year.[3][4] He was named as the general secretary of the ALF in 1975 which he held until his death in 1991.[3] After his term the ALF experienced a significant division between pro-Iraqi and pro-Yasser Arafat groups.[4] He was elected to the executive committee of the PLO.[5]

Ahmed was married and had four children, three daughters and a son.[1]

Ahmed died of brain and lung cancer at his home in Amman, Jordan, at age 47 on 30 June 1991.[1][2] He was buried in Amman.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Abdel-Rahim Ahmed, A P.L.O. Leader, 47". The New York Times. 1 July 1991. p. B10. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Abdel-Rahim Ahmed; Leader of Arab Liberation Front". Los Angeles Times. 1 July 1991. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Arab Liberation Front (Palestine)". fotw.info. Retrieved 30 December 2023. citing GlobalSecurity.org
  4. [4]
    "Arab Liberation Front". encyclopedia.com. Citing Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  5. [5]
    Cheryl A. Rubenberg (Spring 1983). "The Civilian Infrastructure of the Palestine Liberation Organization: An Analysis of the PLO in Lebanon until June 1982". Journal of Palestine Studies. 12 (3): 59. doi:10.2307/2536151. JSTOR 2536151.
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