Arif Abd al-Raziq
Arif Abd al-Raziq | |
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Commander Arif Abd al-Raziq (center) with his two deputies, 1938 | |
| Native name | عارف عبد الرازق |
| Other name(s) | Aref Abdul Razzik |
| Born | 1894 Taybeh, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1944 (aged 49–50) Bulgaria |
| Battles / wars | 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine |
| Children | 5 |
Arif Abd al-Raziq (born in Tulkarem, 1894, died in Bulgaria 1944) was one of the Palestinian leaders of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. He was one of the first commanders of the uprising in 1936 and served as a regional commander. After the uprising resumed in 1937, he competed with the considered commander-in-chief, Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad, for the title of "General Commander of the Uprising".