Arafat
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Arafat is a surname or given name, and may refer to:
- Yasser ArafatYasser ArafatMohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority...
(1929–2004), Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) - Fathi ArafatFathi ArafatFathi Arafat , born in Cairo, was a Palestinian physician and a founder and long-term chairman of the Palestine Red Crescent Society. He studied medicine at Cairo University from 1950 until 1957 and thereafter practiced as a pediatrician in Cairo, Kuwait and Jordan...
(1933–2004), Palestinian physician - Moussa ArafatMoussa Arafat"Major General" Moussa Arafat al-Qudwa was a cousin of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.In July 2004, Arafat was appointed head of the Preventive Security Service in the Gaza Strip...
(circa 1940–2005), cousin of Yasser Arafat - Raed ArafatRaed ArafatRaed or Rayed Arafat is a Syrian-born Romanian intensive care physician of Palestinian origin. An anesthesiologist, he is the founder and of Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication , as well as its Mureş County coordinator.-Biography:Born in Damascus to a Palestinian couple from...
(born 1964), Romanian physician - Suha ArafatSuha ArafatSuha Arafat , née Suha Daoud Tawil , is the widow of former Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.-Early life:...
(born 1963), widow of Yasser Arafat - Yasir Arafat (cricketer)Yasir Arafat (cricketer)Yasir Arafat Satti is a Pakistani cricketer. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast medium.-International career:...
(born 1982), Pakistani cricketer
See also
- Mount ArafatMount ArafatMount Arafat or Mount Arafah is a granite hill east of Mecca. It is also known as the Mount of Mercy . The hill is the place Muslims believe the Islamic prophet Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewell Sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life...
, visited as part of the Hajj - Day of Arafa
- Arafat, MauritaniaArafat, MauritaniaArafat is a city suburb of Nouakchott and urban commune in western Mauritania. It has a population of 102,169....