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Kamal Nasser
BornKamal Butros Nasser
1925
Bir Zeit, Mandatory Palestine
DiedApril 10, 1973(1973-04-10) (aged 47–48)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut
OccupationPolitical scientist
Yassir Arafat (center, in sunglasses) with Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader, Nayef Hawatmeh (to Arafat's left) and Kamal Nasser (to his right) at press conference in Amman, 1970

Kamal Butros Nasser (Template:Lang-ar; 1925 – 9 or 10 April 1973) was a Palestinian political leader, writer and poet.

Early life

Nasser was born in Bir Zeit in 1925 to a Palestinian Christian family. He was educated at Bir Zeit school (now Bir Zeit University). Then he studied political science at the American University of Beirut and graduated in 1945. Later he worked as a teacher while studying law in Jerusalem. In the period following the 1948 Palestine War, Nasser worked as a journalist.

Political life

He was responsible for producing the al-Ba‘ath newspaper from Ramallah and also set up al-Jil al-Jadid (The New Era), a militant newspaper. In 1956 he was elected to Jordanian parliament as Ba‘ath member for Ramallah district. He did not serve out his term as a result of his expulsion from Parliament during the subsequent martial law period in Jordan. Expelled from West Bank by Israel in 1967, Nasser became editor of the PLO newspaper, Filastin al-Thawra. In addition, at that time he became a member of PLO Executive Committee from February 1969 to July 1971 serving as an official with the office of National Guidance. In 1970, he was also spokesman for the committee. In addition, he served as spokesman for the PLO.

Death

Nasser was killed in West Beirut on the night of 9 April 1973 by Israeli special forces during an Israeli raid on Lebanon alongside with Kamal Adwan and Mohammed Yousef Najjar. All three men were included in Operation Wrath of God target list for their alleged participation in the Munich massacre.

Legacy

The main auditorium of Birzeit University is named after him.

Works

Kamal Nasser was a published poet and a number of his poems have been translated into English, including The Story and The Last Poem.

References

  1. "Poetry Of Palestine – Kamal Butros Nasser #poetry #palestine #gazaunderattack". Words fm. 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Kamal Nasir (Kamal Butros Nasir)". Web Gaza. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. "Hawks threaten to leave government if peace proposals are accepted". Ludington Daily News. UPI. 29 July 1970. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. "Troops strike". Gadsden Times. 10 April 1973. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  5. Jensen, Holger (11 April 1973). "Beirut incident daring Mideast exploit". Times Daily. Beirut. AP. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  6. Loch K. Johnson, Strategic Intelligence, Praeger Security International, 2006, p.67.
  7. Aaron Klein, Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response, Random House, 2007, p.164.
  8. http://www.poemhunter.com/kamal-nasser/poems/


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