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Yasser Arafat
Deceased

How Did Yasser Arafat Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 75
Also known asYāsir ʿArafātGenderMaleNationalityPalestineBorn24/08/1929Born inCairo, EgyptDied11/11/2004 (aged 75)Died inHôpital d'instruction des armées PercyCausecerebral hemorrhage, autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpuraWikidataQ34211 ↗Buried atMukataa RamallahTMDb#125823 ↗

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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Filmography26 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2026Instadocs: The Prediction GamesMovieSelf (archive footage)97
2024The Hamas SystemMovieSelf (archive footage)95
2023Unveiling ArafatSeriesSelf (archive footage)94
2022Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon PeresMovieSelf (archive footage)93
2022Munich '72SeriesPolitician (archive footage)93
20221979 - The Year Of The Islamist RevolutionSeriesSelf (archive footage)93
2021Sigrid Kaag: van Beiroet tot BinnenhofMovieSelf (archive footage)92
2019Moonface: A Woman in the WarMovieSelf - Politician (archive footage)90
2018King BibiMovieSelf (archive footage)89
2014Dancing ArabsMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)85
2012PalmeMovieSelf (archive footage)83
2006Hans van Mierlo, What I Still Dream of WritingMovieSelf (archive footage)77
2005Israel and the Arabs - Elusive PeaceSeriesSelf76
2005Saddam and the Third ReichMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)76
2005Live and BecomeMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)76
2004Celsius 41.11MovieSelf (archive footage)75
2003Persona Non GrataMovieSelf74
2003Crossing KalandiaMovieSelf74
1998The 50 Years War: Israel and the ArabsSeriesSelf69
1996Assassinations That Changed the WorldSeries—67
1987DispatchesSeries—58
1982The Ship of ExileMovieSelf53
1978The PalestinianMovieSelf49
1978A Letter from BeirutMovieSelf - Chef de l'OLP49
1977Greetings to Kamal JumblattMovieHimself48
1963World in ActionSeries—34