Zuheir Mohsen
Palestinian leader of the As-Sa'iqa Ba'athist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zuheir Mohsen (Arabic: زهير محسن; 1936 – 25 July 1979) was an Arab of Palestinian origin who was the leader of the Ba'athist As-Sa'iqa faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) between 1971 and 1979.
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Zuheir Mohsen | |
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زهير محسن | |
Born | 1936 |
Died | 25 July 1979(1979-07-25) (aged 42–43) |
Cause of death | Assassinated |
Nationality | Jordanian |
Occupation | Leader of the pro-Syria as-Sa'iqa faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) |
Political party | Ba'ath party |
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Previously active in the Jordanian wing of the Ba'ath Party during the Jordanian occupation of the West Bank , he was chosen for this position after defense minister Hafez al-Assad's 1969–70 takeover in Syria, which he had supported against the previously dominant government of Salah Jadid. Mohsen was also a member of the National Command of the Ba'ath Party.[1]