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Ezzedine Kalak (; 1936–1978) was a member of the Fatah and served as the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in France from 1973 to his assassination in Paris on 3 August 1978. He was killed by the Abu Nidal group.

Early life and education Kalak was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine, in 1936. Through Kalak's initiatives the French artists produced posters and contributed to the exhibitions and other artistic events in support of Palestinian resistance movement.

Kalak succeeded Hamshari as representative of the PLO in France in September 1973 after the assassination of Hamshari by Mossad agents.

Kalak collected Palestinian political posters from the 1960s and 1970s.

Assassination Kalak and his aide Adnan Hammad were shot to death at the PLO Office in Paris on 3 August 1978. Three other people were also injured in the attack.

The perpetrators were Hatem Husni and Kayad Assad who were the members of the Black June, part of the Abu Nidal Organization, a revolutionary Palestinian group. They were university students in France and were both Jordanians of Palestinian origin. Husni and Assad were arrested immediately after the murder. Through the deal the terrorist attacks of the Abu Nidal Organization in France were terminated. Following their release from prison Hatem Husni and Kayad Assad met with Abu Nidal, leader of the Abu Nidal Organization, at an undisclosed location.

A funeral ceremony for Kalak and Adnan Hammad was held at the Grand Mosque, Paris, and Kalak was buried in Damascus on 5 August 1978. Hammad was buried in Beirut, Lebanon.