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Biography
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 Palestine from 1989 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically an Arab nationalist and a socialist, Arafat was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004.
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Awards & recognition
- Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Palestine · 2018
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1999
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class · 1999
- Grand Collar of the Order of Good Hope · 1998
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1994
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- Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize · 1993
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award — International Understanding · 1988
- Doublespeak Award · 1975
- Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion
- honorary doctor of the University of Patras
- Order "13 Centuries of Bulgaria"
- Order of Civil Merit
- Order of Good Hope
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Order of Ouissam Alaouite
- Order of Playa Girón
- Order of the Grand Conqueror
- Order of the Great September Revolution 1969
- Order of the Republic
- Order of the State of Palestine
- Order of the White Lion
- Princess of Asturias Award — International Cooperation
- Princess of Asturias Awards
Filmography7 titles
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
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2024as Self (archive footage)
Live and Become
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2005as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
King Bibi
2018as Self (archive footage)
2018as Self (archive footage)
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
2018as Self (archive footage)
2018as Self (archive footage)
A Borrowed Identity
2014as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Persona Non Grata
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2003as Self
Walled Off
2024as Self (archive footage)
2024as Self (archive footage)