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Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi

Palestinian political leader (1947–2004)


Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi

Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi was a Palestinian political leader and co-founder of Hamas, along with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in 1987. He also served as the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council from the assassination of Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin on 22 March 2004 until his own assassination in April 2004 and the first deputy chairman of the Hamas Shura Council from December 1987 until March 2004.

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