George Habash

جورج حبش (Known as "Al-Hakim (The Doctor)")

Pediatrician, Founder of the PFLP and Arab Nationalist Movement

Born 2 August 1926

Lydda (Lod), Palestine

Passed Away 26 January 2008 Amman, Jordan

Lifespan 81 years old

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Archival Overview

Revered Palestinian revolutionary leader known as 'Al-Hakim', founder of the Arab Nationalist Movement (ANM) and the PFLP.

Biographical Record

George Habash was born into a Greek Orthodox merchant family in Lydda and was a medical student at the American University of Beirut when the 1948 expulsion of his family occurred, transforming his life. Graduating top of his class as a pediatrician, he opened free medical clinics for refugee children in Amman while organizing political resistance.

In 1951, Habash co-founded the pan-Arab Arab Nationalist Movement (ANM), and following the 1967 war, he established the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), becoming the premier Marxist-Leninist strategist of the Palestinian revolution. Known for his personal asceticism, honesty, and principled opposition to the Oslo Accords, he retired from leadership in 2000.

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Final Resting Place

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Sahab Martyrs Cemetery
Amman, Jordan

                         GPS: 31.8700, 35.9800                    

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