Barghouti
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Barghouti (Arabic: البرغوثي al-Barghūthī) is the last name of a prominent Palestinian
family. Many members are involved in Palestinian politics and come from Ramallah
's most prominent towns Aboud
, Deir Ghassanah, Kobar
and Bani Zeid
.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
family. Many members are involved in Palestinian politics and come from Ramallah
Ramallah
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
's most prominent towns Aboud
Aboud
Aboud or Abud is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, Occupied Palestinian territories, about 22 kilometers northwest of Ramallah and 30 kilometers north of Jerusalem. Other nearby towns include al-Lubban to the northeast and Bani Zeid to the...
, Deir Ghassanah, Kobar
Kobar
Kobar is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, located northwest of Ramallah. The village is situated on a hill at an altitude of 640 meters above sea level and is along Highway 37. Its built-up area consists of about 1,300 dunams and a total...
and Bani Zeid
Bani Zeid
Bani Zeid is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northwest of Ramallah in the north-central West Bank and about south-west of Salfit. A town of 5,515 inhabitants, Bani Zeid was created as a merger between the villages of Deir Ghassaneh and Beit Rima...
.
List of notable members
- Asaad Barghouti
- Abdullatif Barghouti (1928–2002) was a poet and a writer who specialized in Palestinian Folklore.
- Bashir BarghoutiBashir BarghoutiBashir Barghuthi was a Palestinian Communist leader and journalist. Barghouti was born in the village of Dayr Ghassana in the Ramallah Governorate. He earned a BA degree in Economics from the American University in Cairo in 1956...
(1931–2000) Palestinian Communist and journalist - Hussein BarghoutiHussein BarghoutiJamil Hussein Barghouti was a Palestinian poet born in the village of Kobar in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. Barghouti died on May 1, 2002 in Ramallah. After graduating with a B.A. in English literature from Birzeit University in 1983, he studied in Budapest, Hungary. He then went on to...
(1954–2002) was a poet and writer. - Marwan BarghoutiMarwan BarghoutiMarwan Hasib Ibrahim Barghouti is a Palestinian political figure. He is regarded as a leader of the First and Second Intifadas. Barghouti at one time supported the peace process, but later became disillusioned, and after 2000 went on to become the main figure behind the Al-Aqsa Intifada in the...
(born June 6, 1958) is a leader of FatahFatahFataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
, the military branch of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation OrganizationPalestine Liberation OrganizationThe Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
and convicted for actions during the Second Intifada. - Mohammad BarghoutiMohammad BarghoutiMohammad Barghouti was the Minister of Local Government in the Palestinian Authority coalition cabinet. He held the post of Labor Minister in the previous cabinet. Mohammad Barghouti was arrested by Israel on June 29, 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains...
, former Labour Minister of the Palestinian Authority. - Mourid BarghoutiMourid BarghoutiMourid Barghouti or Mureed Barghouti or Murid Barguti or Murid Barghuti is a Palestinian poet and writer....
(born 1944) is a poet and a writer. - Mustafa BarghoutiMustafa BarghoutiMustafa Barghouti is a Palestinian democracy activist. He was a candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian National Authority in 2005, finishing second to Mahmoud Abbas, with 19% of the vote.Barghouti was born in Jerusalem...
(born 1954) is a medical doctor, PalestinianPalestinian peopleThe Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
democracy activist, founder of the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees, and advocate of non-violent resistance to IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i occupation. - Omar BarghoutiOmar BarghoutiOmar Barghouti is a founding committee member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel who is currently studying for a masters degree in philosophy at Tel Aviv University...
(born 1964) is an independent Palestinian political analyst. - Tamim Al BarghoutiTamim Al BarghoutiTamim Al-Barghouti is a Palestinian poet and political scientist. Al-Barghouti comes from a lineage that is well known in Arabic literature. His father is the Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti, and his mother is the Egyptian novelist and scholar, Radwa Ashour...
(born 1977), poet and political scientist, son of Mourid Barghouti - Samer Abdallah Barghouti