Nizar Banat

Nizar Banat
نزار بنات
Born
Nizar Khalil Muhammad Banat

(1978-08-27)27 August 1978
Died24 June 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 42)
Cause of deathViolence leading to death
Burial placeDura, Hebron
Citizenship State of Palestine
Occupation(s)Human rights defender
Political movement
Carpentry
Known forAnti-Palestinian authority activist

Nizar Khalil Muhammad Banat (Abu Kifah; 1978 – 24 June 2021) was a Palestinian political activist and human rights defender. He was one of the most prominent activists opposing the Palestinian National Authority (PA), criticizing its policies and officials, whom he described as corrupt. Banat was the head of the Freedom and Dignity List. He was beaten to death by a squad of PA security forces, who arrested him from his home.