Marwan Barghouti

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marwan Barghouti
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 6, 1959(1959-06-06)
Age	65
Birthplace	Kobar
Country	Palestine
Horoscope	Gemini

Marwan Barghouti Biography

Marwan Barghouti is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 6, 1959 in Kobar, Palestine. Palestinian political radical who was imprisoned in Israel’s State of Israel for murder for his involvement in a string of bomb-suicides that took place in 2002.

He was attempting to run for president in prison following his death. He attempted to run for President from prison after the death of Yasser Arafat…

Barghouti joined Fatah at age 15, and he was a co-founder of the Fatah Youth Movement (Shabiba) on the West Bank. By the age of 18 in 1976, Barghouti was arrested by Israel for his involvement with Palestinian militant groups. He completed his secondary education and received a high school diploma while serving a four-year term in jail, where he gained fluency in Hebrew.

Barghouti enrolled at Birzeit University (BZU) in 1983, though arrest and exile meant that he did not receive his B.A. (History and Political Science) until 1994. He earned an M.A. in International Relations, also from Birzeit, in 1998. As an undergraduate, he was active in student politics on behalf of Fatah and headed the BZU Student Council. On 21 October 1984, he married a fellow student, Fadwa Ibrahim. Fadwa took bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law and was a prominent advocate in her own right on behalf of Palestinian prisoners, before becoming the leading campaigner for her husband’s release from his current jail term. The couple has a daughter, Ruba (born 1986), and three sons, Qassam (born 1985), Sharaf (born 1989) and Arab (born 1990).

He is a part of the Barghouti clan.

Marwan Barghouti Net Worth

Marwan Barghouti is one of the richest Politician from Palestine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marwan Barghouti 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of the Fatah group at the age of 15 and was the founding member of the Fatah Youth Movement on the West Bank.

He is believed to be an exemplary leader of his time during the First second Intifadas and continues to exert immense influence in Fatah inside prison.

Marwan Hasib Ibrahim Barghouti (also transliterated al-Barghuthi; Arabic: مروان حسيب ابراهيم البرغوثي ‎; born 6 June 1959) is a Palestinian political figure convicted and imprisoned for murder by an Israeli court. 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 a leader of the Second Intifada from the West Bank. Barghouti was a leader of Tanzim, a paramilitary offshoot of Fatah.

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Who is Marwan Barghouti Dating?

According to our records, Marwan Barghouti married to Fadwa Barghouti. As of December 1, 2023, Marwan Barghouti’s is not dating anyone.

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Israeli authorities have called Barghouti a terrorist, accusing him of directing numerous attacks, including suicide bombings, against civilian and military targets alike. Barghouti was arrested by Israel Defense Forces in 2002 in Ramallah. He was tried and convicted on charges of murder, and sentenced to five life sentences. Marwan Barghouti refused to present a defense to the charges brought against him, maintaining throughout that the trial was illegal and illegitimate.

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Marwan Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Palestine. Marwan Barghouti celebrates birthday on June 6 of every year.

Marwan Barghouti refused to present a defense to the charges brought against him, maintaining throughout that the trial was illegal and illegitimate. The Israeli verdict against him in effect removed Arafat’s only political rival. Barghouti stressed that he supported armed resistance to the Israeli occupation, but condemned attacks on civilians inside Israel. According to the case argued by Israel at his trial, he had supported and authorized such attacks. On 20 May 2004, he was convicted of five counts of murder: authorizing and organizing the murder of Georgios Tsibouktzakis, a shooting adjacent to Giv’at Ze’ev in which a civilian was killed, and the Seafood Market attack in Tel Aviv in which three civilians were killed. In addition, he was convicted of attempted murder for a failed car bomb attack near Malha Mall that exploded prematurely, resulting in the deaths of two suicide bombers, and for membership and activity in a terrorist organization. He was acquitted of 21 counts of murder in 33 other attacks as no proof was brought to link Barghouti directly with the specific decisions of the local leadership of the Tanzim to carry out these particular attacks. On 6 June 2004, he was sentenced to the maximum possible punishment for his convictions: five cumulative life sentences for the murders and an additional 40 years, consisting of 20 years each for attempted murder and for membership and activity in a terrorist organization.