Shakeeb Dallal

Shakeeb Dallal
Born	1920 (1920) Tulkarm, Palestine
Died	1992 (aged 71–72) Amman, Jordan
Occupation(s)	Politician, Commander

Shakeeb Dallal (1920–1992) was a Palestinian politician born in the city of Tulkarm, British Mandate Palestine.[1] He was a Palestinian politician and Commander, and Of the members and leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization.[2] the son of Jamil H. Dallal, who was active in the 1936 Arab Uprising against the British Mandate.[3]

Political and military life

Shakeeb Dallal was one of the founders of Ba'ath party and was a member of the PLO and a member of its PNC,[4] the Palestinian National Council. In his younger years, he was an important participant in the Palestine Arab Workers Society,[5] led by Sami Taha,[6] and played a significant role in expanding the Society,[7] especially in the Nablus, Jenin and Tulkarm areas.[8]

Military battles

He led The Great Battle of Beit Shean in 1947, and was wounded in it.[9]

Death

He died in 1992 in Amman, Jordan.[10]

References

1. People from Tulkarm, 2010, p. 22.
2. "شكيب دلال". palestine remembered (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
3. Al-Hawadith, Accidents Corporation for Press and Publishing, 1996, p.254.
4. Yamani, Ahmad Husayn, Workers Association, 1993, California, p.156.
5. "wafa".
6. "Sami Taha Hamran - Trade Unionists (1911 - 1947)". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question – palquest.
7. Badr, Sabri Deeb, The Palestinian Arab Labor Movement and its trade union organization, Damascus, p.31.
8. Palestine Liberation Organization Members, 2010, p.61.
9. Arab Nationalist Politicians, 2013, p.59.
10. Palestine Liberation Organization Members, 2010, p.62.