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Leila Khaled
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Haifa, Palestine
Leila Khaled is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Known for
- Hijas de la Nakba2025
- Stitching Palestine — herself2017
- Stars of Orion: Japanese Martyrs for Palestine2012
- Children of the Revolution — Self2011
- Hijack — Self2007
- Leila Khaled: Hijacker — Self2005
- Tell Your Tale, Little Bird — Self1993
- Jamila's Mirror — Her self1993
- Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War1971
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1944-04-09 ) April 9, 1944 (age 82) , Haifa , Mandatory Palestine
- Organization
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- Known for
- Pro-Palestinian militancy
- Movement
- Arab Nationalist Movement
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Laila
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Lebanon
- Place of birth
- Haifa
- Occupation
- political activist
- Political party
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- irreligion
- Image
- Leila Khaled rised punch.jpg
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- member of
- General Union of Palestinian Women
- Commons category
- Leila Khaled
- date of birth
- 1944-04-09
- pseudonym
- Xàdia Abu Gazala
- name in native language
- ليلى خالد
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Encyclopedic overview
Leila Khaled (Arabic: ليلى خالد [ˈlajla ˈxaːled]; born April 9, 1944) is a Palestinian activist and former militant who is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). She is famous for her role in two plane-hijackings, and was the second woman to be involved in such an operation.
Khaled gained her prominence for her role in the TWA Flight 840 hijacking in 1969 and one of the four simultaneous Dawson's Field hijackings the following year as part of the campaign of Black September in Jordan. After being imprisoned, she was released in a prisoner exchange for civilian hostages kidnapped by other PFLP members.
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