Asad Abdul Rahman

Asad Abdul Rahman (; born 1944) is a Palestinian political scientist, academic and politician who was a long-term member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian National Council.

Early life and education Abdul Rahman was born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, in 1944. He obtained a degree in public administration from the American University of Beirut in 1965.

Career Abdul Rahman is one of the founders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Abdul Rahman published several studies on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. His articles on the topic were also featured in the Pakistani newspaper The Nation. He was one of the participants of the United Nations's first seminar on the question of Palestine which was held in Arusha, Tanzania, between 14 July and 18 July 1980. At the conference Rashid Hamid and he presented a paper entitled "The Palestine Liberation Organization: Past, Present and Future".