Said Kamal
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Said Kamal | |
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| Born | 23 September 1938 |
| Died | 25 March 2017 (aged 78) Cairo, Egypt |
| Alma mater | Alexandria University |
| Movement | Palestine Liberation Organization |
Said Kamal (1938–2017) was a Palestinian politician who served as the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to Egypt. He held other posts in the PLO and was a member of the Palestinian National Council.
Kamal was born in Nablus, Mandatory Palestine, on 23 September 1938.[1] He graduated from An Najah College in Nablus in 1956.[1] Then he attended the University of Baghdad, Iraq, in 1958, but he could not manage to complete his studies in economics and political science due to the military coup which ended the monarchy.[1] He settled in Egypt where he received a degree in economics and political science at Alexandria University in 1966.[1] He joined the General Union of Palestinian Students (GUPS) and was the chairman of its branch at Alexandria University between 1959 and 1962.[1] Then he was elected as a member of the executive committee of the GUPS which he held until 1969.[1]