Yahya Hammuda
Yahya Hammuda (Arabic: يحيى حمودة b. 1908 - d. 2006) was the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee from 24 December 1967 to 2 February 1969 Following the resignation of Ahmad Shukeiri. He was succeeded by Yasser Arafat.
Hammuda was born in the village of Lifta in 1908. A founding member of the General Refugee Congress (GRC). The first congress of the GRC occurred on 17 March 1949 in Ramallah where Muhammad Nimr al-Hawari was elected as President with Yahya Hammuda and ‘Aziz Shihada as deputies.[1] The Palestine Conciliation Commission (PCC) hoping to gain a degree of independent Palestinian representation, invited GRC delegates to come and appear before the PCC.[2]
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External links
- PLO Timeline in Arabic.
Preceded by Ahmad Shukeiri |
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization 1967–1969 |
Succeeded by Yasser Arafat |