The 11th of November marks the 20th anniversary of the death of the iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the man who led the struggle of the Palestinian people for over half a century. Arafat was born Muhammad Abd al-Ra'uf al-Qudwa al-Husseini but was known
popularly as Yasir Arafat and Abu Ammar. His mother was Zahwa Khalil Abu
al-Su‘ud.
His brothers are Jamal, Mustafa, and Fathi, and his sisters are In‘am, Yusra, and Khadija; through his father, he also had a half-brother, Muhsin, and two half-sisters, Mirvet and Madiha. His wife is Suha al-Tawil, and his only child is his daughter, Zahwa.