Yahya Hammuda
Yahya Hamoudeh (Arabic: يحيى حمودة; 1908 – 16 June 2006)[1] was the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee from 24 December 1967 to 2 February 1969, following the resignation of Ahmad Shukeiri. He was succeeded by Yasser Arafat.
Yahya Hamoudeh يحيى حمودة | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization | |
| In office 24 December 1967 – 2 February 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Shukeiri |
| Succeeded by | Yasser Arafat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 Lifta, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 16 June 2006 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
Hamoudeh was born in the village of Lifta in 1908. A founding member of the General Refugee Congress (GRC). The first congress of the GRC occurred on 17 March 1949 in Ramallah where Muhammad Nimr al-Hawari was elected as President with Yahya Hamuda as deputy.[2] The Palestine Conciliation Commission (PCC) hoping to gain a degree of independent Palestinian representation, invited GRC delegates to come and appear before the PCC.[3]
Footnotes
- "يحيى حمودة". Archived from the original on 2018-02-15.
- Avi Plascov (1981), "The Palestinian refugees in Jordan 1948-1957" Routledge ISBN 0-7146-3120-5 p 20
- Ilan Pappé (1992) “The Making of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1947-1951” I B Tauris ISBN 1-85043-819-6
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