Izzat Tannous

Izzat Tannous (1896–1993) was a Palestinian physician and politician who was the representative of the Palestine Arab Higher Committee and the member of the Arab Higher Committee heading its treasury department. He was among the community leaders of the Arab Anglicans in Palestine. He was one of the figures who tried to block partition of Palestine and a cofounder of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

Early life and education Tannous was born in Nablus on 27 July 1896.

Tannous graduated from the St. George's School in Jerusalem in 1911. He had a degree in medicine from the Syrian Arab College in Beirut which is the precursor of the American University of Beirut in 1918.

Career Following his graduation Tannous worked as a physician in Jerusalem. He was instrumental in the establishment of the office for the Arab League in London in 1945. Tannous acted as the secretary general of the Representatives of the Palestine Refugee Committees in Lebanon. He founded the Palestine Arab Refugee Office in New York in 1954

Tannous published a book entitled The Palestinians: A Detailed Documented Eyewitness History of Palestine Under British Mandate in 1988.

Views Tannous was part of the Nakba generation who held a moderate approach and denied the use of violent ways to overcome of the problems of the Palestinians due to their forced leave of Palestine.