Ziyad Abdel Fattah | |
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زياد عبد الفتاح | |
| Born | Ziyad Jamil Abdel Fattah زياد جميل عبد الفتاح March 3, 1939 |
| Nationality | Palestine |
| Education | Psychology, educational psychology, pedagogy, and law |
| Alma mater | Al-Fadiliya School |
| Occupation(s) | politician, writer, journalist and novelist |
| Title | Founder and President of the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) |
| Term | June 5, 1972 – May 26, 2005 |
| Movement | Fatah movement |
| Honours | Order of Palestine for Culture, Science and Arts (2020) |
| Website | http://ziadabdelfattah.net/arabic/ |
Ziyad Jamil Abdel Fattah (Arabic:زياد عبد الفتاح; born March 3, 1939) is a Palestinian politician, writer, journalist and novelist, born in Tulkarm, Palestine.[1] He is one of the leaders of the Fatah movement, founder of the Palestinian News Agency, a member of the Palestinian National Council in the Palestine Liberation Organization for several sessions,[2] and the former president of Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), the Palestinian General Authority for Consultations, and the Palestinian National Library. Abdel Fattah was very close to late president Yasser Arafat, and he witnessed all the events on his side. Abdel Fattah has been dubbed "the legend of the Palestinian revolution media."[3]