96 years ago today, on August 27, 1929 (July 23, 1929 lunar calendar), Arafat was born. Yasser Arafat is the chairperson of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the commander-in-chief of the Palestinian Armed Revolutionary Forces. Born in Jerusalem on August 27, 1929. After the outbreak of the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948, he participated in the war against Israel. After the war, his family moved to Gaza, and then went to Egypt to study civil engineering at Cairo University. During this time, he served as the chairperson of the Palestinian Student Committee in Egypt. After graduating from university, he entered the Egyptian military school. He served as a lieutenant when the Suez Canal War broke out. In 1956, he participated in the battle against British, French and Israeli aggression in the areas of Port Said and Abu Kabir. In 1956, while in Egypt, he participated in the secret preparation of the largest Palestinian guerrilla organization - "Fatah" (Palestine Liberation Movement). At the end of 1964, he led the establishment of the Fatah armed organization "Storm" commandos to start armed struggle against Israel. From February 1969, he served as Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization. From 1972, he served as Chairperson of the PLO Central Committee. From 1974, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the Palestinian Armed Forces. In November of the same year, he led the Palestine Liberation Organization delegation to the 29th session of the United Nations and participated in the discussion of the Palestinian issue. In April 1987, he was re-elected as Chairperson of the PLO Executive Committee at the 18th session of the Palestine Liberation Organization. His battle cry was "Revolution until victory". In 1989, the State of Palestine was proclaimed, and Arafat was the first president.