Fathi Arafat
Fathi Arafat ( Arabic فتحي عرفات, DMG Fatḥī ʿArafāt ; * January 11, 1933 in Cairo ; † December 1, 2004 ibid) was a Palestinian doctor and co-founder of the Red Crescent . Fathi was the brother of Yasser Arafat .
Life
Fathi Arafat, a doctor by profession, lived in Egypt , Kuwait and Jordan . He was a member of the Palestinian National Council and Honorary President of the Palestinian Red Crescent . In 1968 he was a co-founder of the Red Crescent. Fathi Arafat built a health system for the Palestinians dispersed in the Middle East. In 1994, after the Oslo Agreement , he moved to the Gaza Strip and from then on worked for his brother's newly created Palestinian Authority . In 2001 he resigned from office as President of the Palestinian Red Crescent after a serious illness.
Fathi Arafat died of stomach cancer on December 1, 2004 at his home in Cairo.
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| SURNAME | Arafat, Fathi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Palestinian doctor and co-founder of the Red Crescent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 2004 |
| Place of death | Cairo |