Anis al-Naqqash (Arabic: أنيس النقاش; 1951 – 22 February 2021),[1] also known as Naccache, was a Lebanese political activist and revolutionary. He took part in the 1975 OPEC siege and later participated in a failed attempt to assassinate Shapour Bakhtiar, for which he spent several years in jail.
Al-Naqqash was born into a Christian Beiruti family but later converted to Shia Islam after having pledged allegiance to Ruhollah Khomeini following the success of the Iranian Revolution in February 1979.
In 1968, he joined Fatah Movement and had several missions in Lebanon, Palestine and Europe, then he became among the first operatives during the 1978 South Lebanon conflict.[2] In 1975, he was part of a six-person team led by Venezuelan guerrilla fighter Carlos the Jackal, which perpetrated the OPEC siege in Vienna, Austria.
In 1980, Anis al-Naqqash was convicted of being involved in a failed assassination attempt on the last Prime Minister of Iran under Pahlavi monarchy, Shapour Bakhtiar, in a court in Paris and was sentenced to life in prison. The assassination attempt resulted in death of a police officer and a civilian.[3] Al-Naqqash was represented by Jacques Vergès.[4] Al-Naqqash was freed on 27 July 1990, together with four accomplices, after being pardoned by President François Mitterrand.[2]
Al-Naqqash spent the last two decades of his life running a think tank in Beirut. He was also a frequent commenter on Al-Manar and other pro-Iranian news outlets.[5]
anis, naqqash, arabic, أنيس, النقاش, 1951, february, 2021, also, known, naccache, lebanese, political, activist, revolutionary, took, part, 1975, opec, siege, later, participated, failed, attempt, assassinate, shapour, bakhtiar, which, spent, several, years, j. Anis al Naqqash Arabic أنيس النقاش 1951 22 February 2021 1 also known as Naccache was a Lebanese political activist and revolutionary He took part in the 1975 OPEC siege and later participated in a failed attempt to assassinate Shapour Bakhtiar for which he spent several years in jail Anis al Naqqashأنيس النقاشBorn1951 1951 Beirut LebanonDied22 February 2021 2021 02 22 aged 69 70 Damascus SyriaKnown forEffort in the attempted assassination of Shapour Bakhtiar and co operation in OPEC siegeBiography editAl Naqqash was born into a Christian Beiruti family but later converted to Shia Islam after having pledged allegiance to Ruhollah Khomeini following the success of the Iranian Revolution in February 1979 In 1968 he joined Fatah Movement and had several missions in Lebanon Palestine and Europe then he became among the first operatives during the 1978 South Lebanon conflict 2 In 1975 he was part of a six person team led by Venezuelan guerrilla fighter Carlos the Jackal which perpetrated the OPEC siege in Vienna Austria In 1980 Anis al Naqqash was convicted of being involved in a failed assassination attempt on the last Prime Minister of Iran under Pahlavi monarchy Shapour Bakhtiar in a court in Paris and was sentenced to life in prison The assassination attempt resulted in death of a police officer and a civilian 3 Al Naqqash was represented by Jacques Verges 4 Al Naqqash was freed on 27 July 1990 together with four accomplices after being pardoned by President Francois Mitterrand 2 Al Naqqash spent the last two decades of his life running a think tank in Beirut He was also a frequent commenter on Al Manar and other pro Iranian news outlets 5 Death editHe died from COVID 19 at a hospital in Damascus on 22 February 2021 at age 70 during the COVID 19 pandemic in Syria 6 References edit أنيس النقاش Al Jazeera in Arabic Retrieved 27 June 2019 a b Lebanese Political Activist Anis Al Naqqash Passes Away from Coronavirus almanar com 22 February 2021 انیس نقاش از تهران گفتند که بختیار باید هرچه زودتر کشته شود BBC Persian Waxman Sharon Devil s Advocate The Washington Post November 29 1994 Militant involved in OPEC kidnapping buried in Lebanon Reuters February 24 2021 Lebanese Activist Anis al Naqqash Dies of Coronavirus International Quran News Agency 22 February 2021 Retrieved 22 February 2021 nbsp This Lebanese biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anis al Naqqash amp oldid 1213811612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
