Ahmed Yassin

Sheikh

Ahmed Yassin
Sheikh; Ahmed Yassin
الشيخُ أَحْمَدُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ
	Picture of Yassin on trial
Born	June 1936; Al-Jura
Died	March 22, 2004 (aged 67); Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Cause of death	Killed by Israeli airstrike
Nationality	Palestinian
Movement	Hamas

Ahmed Yassin (Arabic: الشيخُ أَحْمَدُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ) (June 1936 – March 22, 2004) was a spiritual leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas.