President of Egypt (1981 – 2011)

Yasser Arafat was a warrior against the occupation.

“We all have known the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat as a defender of rights and struggler against the occupation. He sought peace on the grounds of international legitimacy. If history is to testify to his courageous positions defending the rights of the Palestinian people, I am absolutely confident that the brotherly Palestinian leadership and Palestinian people are capable of uniting themselves and proceeding toward materializing the legitimate Palestinian goals.”