Ahmad Shukeiri
Ahmad al-Shukeiri أحمد الشقيري | |
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| 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 | 1 January 1908 Tibnin, Beirut vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 26 February 1980 (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 Palestine Liberation Organization, serving from 1964 to 1967.