Ahmed Yassin

Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin (Arabic: ????? ???? ????? )

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(circa 1937 — March 22, 2004) was the leader and founder of Hamas until he was killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship. Yassin co-founded Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi in 1987, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition to being nearly blind, he was a quadriplegic and had to use a wheelchair after a sports accident in his youth. Despite his paralysis, he fathered 12 children.

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1937 - March 22 - 2004 - Hamas - Helicopter gunship - Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi - 1987 - Muslim Brotherhood - Blind - Quadriplegic - Wheelchair

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