Birth Date: | 5 November 1929 |
Birth Place: | Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) |
Death Date: | 4 December 2017 |
Alma Mater: | American University of Beirut |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Known For: | Founder, A. M. Qattan Foundation |
Children: | 4, including Omar Al-Qattan |
Abdel Mohsin Al-Qattan (5 November 1929 - 4 December 2017) was a Palestinian businessman and politician.
Al-Qattan was born on 5 November 1929 in Jaffa.[1] He was educated at Ayyubid School in Jaffa, followed by An-Nahda College in Jerusalem.[1] In 1947, he enrolled at the American University of Beirut and earned a degree in business studies.[1]
In 1993, he founded the A. M. Qattan Foundation, a not-for-profit developmental organisation based in Ramallah.[2] [3] The chairman is his son Omar Al-Qattan.[3]
In June 2018, the Foundation opened a $21 million headquarters building and arts centre in Ramallah.[3]