Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi

Hamas leader

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1947

Date of Death: 17-Apr-2004

Profession: physician, politician, Holocaust denier

Nationality: State of Palestine

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Abdel Aziz Ali Abdul Majid al-Rantisi (Arabic: ??? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ??????????; 23 October 1947 – 17 April 2004), nicknamed the "Lion of Palestine", was the co-founder of the Palestinian movement Hamas along with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Rantisi was Hamas's political leader and spokesman in the Gaza Strip following the Israeli killing of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in March 2004.
Rantisi opposed compromise with Israel and called for the creation of a Palestinian state (including the whole of the State of Israel) through military action against the Jewish state. On 17 April 2004, the Israeli Air Force killed al-Rantisi by firing Hellfire missiles from an AH-64 Apache helicopter at his car.