Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
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Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (1907-1948) was a Palestinian nationalist and fighter who commanded the Arab Liberation Army in the war of 1948. He was born to the influential al-Husayni family in Jerusalem, son of Musa Qassem al-Husseini; his relatives included Amin al-Husayni. He graduated in chemistry at the American University in Cairo, and organized the Congress of Educated Muslims. In 1931, he founded the Al-Jihad al-Muqaddas armed group, and led the Palestinians in the Great Arab Revolt of 1936-9; he was exiled in 1938, but secretly returned to lead a Palestinian army in January 1948, and was killed in battle at al-Qastal, a village east of Jerusalem, on April 8, 1948. Faisal Husseini was his son.
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External links
- Handwritten letter by Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (http://www.palestineremembered.com/Jerusalem/al-Qastal/Picture2105.html)
- PASSIA (http://www.passia.org/palestine_facts/personalities/alpha_h.htm)
