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, Arafat co-founded …

Feb 17, 2026 · 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 the …

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, eventually …

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

Jan 26, 2026 · Yasser Arafat was a central figure in the Palestinian liberation movement. As the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and leader of Fatah, he was instrumental in …

Oct 11, 2023 · Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian political leader, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and first President of the Palestinian National Authority.

Biography of terrorist Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and president of the Palestinian National 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) from 1969 to 2004, President of …

And while PLO politics were at heart secular, Arafat, who remained a sincere Muslim, never shied away from invoking Qur'anic verses and references in his speeches. Arafat's significance to Middle …

In September 2005, based on obtained Arafat records, an Israeli AIDS expert claimed that Arafat bore all the symptoms of AIDS, while The New York Times claimed it was highly unlikely that Arafat died …