Bayan Nuwayhid Hut

Bayan Nuwayhed (; 1937 – 12 July 2025) was a Palestinian journalist, academic, historian and a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). She was one of the leading historians of Palestine and was the author of the book entitled Sabra and Shatila: September 1982.

Early life and education Nuwayhed was born in Jerusalem in 1937. She had three sisters and a brother. Later they settled in Amman, Jordan. She graduated from a high school in Amman. She had three children from this marriage: two daughters and a son.

Nuwayhed died in Beirut on 12 July 2025.

Work and awards Nuwaydeh published many articles and essays. She was the author of the following books: Political Leaderships and Institutions in Palestine, 1917-1948 (1981; Arabic); Al Shaikh Al Mujahed Izzeddine Al Qassam in the History of Palestine (1987; Arabic); Palestine: The Question, the People, the Culture: a Political History from the Canaanite Era to the Twentieth Century (1991; Arabic), Sabra and Shatila: September 1982 (2003). and The Diaries of Ajaj Nuwayhed: Sixty Years with the Arab Caravan (1993; Arabic).

Nuwayhed was the recipient of the 2015 Jerusalem Award for Culture and Creativity in the Arab World.