George Habash Biography

George Habash (Arabic: جورج حبش‎), also known by his laqab "al-Hakim" (Arabic: الحكيم‎, "the wise one" or "the doctor"; 2 August 1926 – 26 January 2008) was a Palestinian Christian politician who founded the left-wing secular nationalist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Habash served as Secretary-General of the PFLP until 2000, when ill health forced him to resign.