Ahmad Shukeiri

Ahmad al-Shukeiri أحمد الشقيري
1st Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
In office 28 May 1964 – 24 December 1967
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Yahya Hammuda
Personal details
Born	(1908-01-01)1 January 1908 Tebnine, Ottoman Empire
Died	26 February 1980(1980-02-26) (aged 72) Amman, Jordan
Nationality	Palestinian

Ahmad al-Shukeiri (Arabic: أحمد الشقيري, also transliterated al-Shuqayri, Shuqairi, Shuqeiri, Shukeiry; 1 January 1908 – 26 February 1980) was a Palestinian political leader and the first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, serving from 1964 to 1967.