Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni

Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
عبد القادر الحسيني
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Born1907 (1907)
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Died8 April 1948(1948-04-08) (aged 40–41)
Al-Qastal, Mandatory Palestine
AllegianceKingdom of Hejaz Palestinian Arab irregulars
Service / branchKingdom of Hejaz Army of the Holy War
Years of service1936–1948
Battles / warsArab revolt in Palestine
1941 Iraqi coup d'état
Civil war in Palestine
RelationsMusa al-Husayni (father)
Faisal Husseini (son)

Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (Arabic: عبد القادر الحسيني, romanizedʿAbd al-Qādir al-Ḥusaynī; 1907 – 8 April 1948) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and fighter who in late 1933 founded the secret militant group known as the Organization for Holy Struggle (Munathamat al-Jihad al-Muqaddas),[1][2] which he and Hasan Salama commanded as the Army of the Holy War (Jaysh al-Jihad al-Muqaddas) during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt and the 1948 war.

  1. ^ Swedenburg, 1999, p. 150
  2. ^ Sayigh, 2000, p. 35