Assad Saftawi | |
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Born | 14 June 1935 Al Majdal, Mandatory Palestine |
Died | 21 October 1993 Gaza Strip, Palestine | (aged 58)
Cause of death | Assassination |
Burial place | Gaza City, Palestine |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Years active | 1950s–1993 |
Movement | Fatah |
Assad Saftawi (1935–1993) was a Palestinian cofounder and leader of the Fatah movement who was shot to death by three masked hitmen in the Gaza Strip on 21 October 1993. The assassination remains unsolved.