Hayel Abdul Hamid

Hayel Abdul Hamid, known as Abu al Hol, (; 1937–1991) was a Palestinian who was a member of the Fatah. He served in its different agencies and was its security head. He was assassinated at his home in Carthage, Tunisia, on 14 January 1991 along with other Fatah members, Salah Khalaf and Fakhri Al Omari.

Early life and education Abdul Hamid was born in Safed, Mandatory Palestine, in 1937. The family had to leave their hometown in 1948 when Israel was established. They settled in the Yarmouk refuge camp in Damascus, Syria.

Career and activities Abdul Hamid established an organization, the Arabs of Palestine, in Damascus which became part of the Fatah in 1960. He established the Fatah cells in West Germany during his university studies. He joined the General Union of Palestinian Students in Cairo and was elected its president on the Fatah list in 1966.

Abdul Hamid was the head of the Fatah forces in Egypt and Syria. He became the Fatah's secretary in Cairo in 1969 He was appointed head of the Fatah's security agency in April 1973. He and others had to leave Tripoli in December 1983 and went to Tunisia.

Assassination Abdul Hamid was assassinated at his home in Carthage, Tunisia, on 14 January 1991 along with Salah Khalaf and Fakhri Al Omari. Both Khalaf and Al Omari died instantly, and Abdul Hamid died at Tawfik Hospital. A funeral service was held for them in Amman where they were buried at the martyr's cemetery.

The perpetrator was Hamza Abu Said, a Palestinian bodyguard, who had been born in Wahdat refuge camp, Jordan, in 1963. Then he escaped from the site, but he was captured by the Tunisian security forces.

Abu Said was interrogated and imprisoned by the Tunisian authorities. He declared during the interrogation that he was an agent of the Abu Nidal Organization. Later the PLO leader Yasser Arafat managed to take him from the Tunisians through his meeting with the Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. He was found dead in his cell in June 1991.