Yasser Arafat
Born August 24, 1929
Died Nov 11, 2004 (age 75)
1st President of the Palestinian National Authority from 1994 to 2004 who founded the Fatah political party and spent much of his rule fighting Israel
He was often denounced by fellow Islamists & PLO members for too readily conceding to Israeli demands whenever he had negotiations with them
He & Ariel Sharon were bitter enemies