Birth: NULL/NULL/1937 Death:NULL/NULL/1971
Born in the village of Aqer, near Ramleh, in 1937; was educated in Gaza and Egypt; received a BA in Geography from Alexandria University, Egypt; worked as a teacher in Algeria; served as head of the Cultural Dept. at the PLO Office in Algeria; received military training in Algeria and China; became the deputy head of military arm of Fateh (Al-‘asifa); was also a member of Fateh Central Committee; lead Palestinian Resistance operations in Palestine in the late 1960s; was commander of the Palestinian forces in the 1968 battle if Al-Karameh; was put later in charge of Fateh forces in Amman (until 1970); died of cancer in Damascus on 24 July 1971.
