Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi
Politician
1947 – 2004
Who was Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi?
Abdel Aziz Ali Abdulmajid al-Rantisi was the co-founder of the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
Rantisi was Hamas's political leader and spokesman in the Gaza Strip following the Israeli killing of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin in March 2004. Like most Hamas members, Rantisi opposed any compromise with Israel and called for the creation of a state of Palestine through military exertion against the Jewish state.
On 17 April 2004, the Israeli Air Force killed Rantisi by firing Hellfire missiles from an AH-64 Apache helicopter at his car.
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- Born
- Oct 23, 1947
Yibna - Also known as
- Dr. Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi
- Spouses
- Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti
(1973 - 2004/04/17)
- Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti
- Religion
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- Arab people
- Nationality
- State of Palestine
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine
Medicine
( - 1972) - Master's Degree, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine
Pediatrics
- Bachelor's degree, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine
- Died
- Apr 17, 2004
Gaza City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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