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Zakaria Ibrahim Abdul Rahman (Abu Yahya; born December 25, 1939 – died August 2, 2022 in Beirut) was a Palestinian military officer and diplomat. He was one of the members of Fatah since 1963 and a member of its Revolutionary Council and the Palestinian National Council.

Life
He was born on December 25, 1939. He joined the Palestinian national liberation movement in 1963. He was arrested in Syrian prisons in 1966. He participated in the Battle of Karameh.

He was a commander in Fatah's military intelligence department and responsible for security tasks to protect the movement from breaches.

In 1975, he participated in establishing the office of the Palestinian National Authority's representative in Cyprus, which he headed.

He served as director of the political department of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Tunisia.

He held the position of deputy minister of interior after the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.

He served as the ambassador of the State of Palestine to China between 2002 and 2005.

Death
Zakaria Abdul Rahman died in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on August 2, 2022. His funeral procession started from Al-Basateen Mosque and he was buried in the New Haraj District Cemetery in Beirut.

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People from Jaffa
Members of Fatah's Revolutionary Council
Members of the Palestinian National Council
Fatah members
Graduates of the American University of Beirut
Palestinian ambassadors to China
Palestinian ambassadors to Cyprus
Palestinian ambassadors to Yugoslavia
Arabs during the British Mandate for Palestine
Palestinian military officers
Palestinians imprisoned in Syria
Palestinian refugees
Palestinian expatriates in Jordan
Palestinian expatriates in Tunisia
Palestinian expatriates in Cyprus
Palestinian expatriates in Lebanon
Births 1358 AH
Births 1939
Births in Jaffa
Deaths 1444 AH
Deaths 2022
Deaths in Beirut