Leila Shahid
Facts
21 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- July 13, 1949
- Date of death
- February 18, 2026
- Place of birth
- Beirut
- Place of death
- Lecques
- Occupation
- politician, diplomat
- Position held
- PLO representative in Ireland, PLO representative in the Netherlands, Palestine representative to France, ambassador of Palestine to the European Union, Permanent Representative of Palestine to UNESCO, ambassador of Palestine to Luxembourg, Palestine representative in Belgium[12][13][14][15][16][17]
- Educated at
- American University of Beirut[18]
- Father
- Munib Shahid[7]
- Spouse
- Mohammed Berrada[9]
- Member of
- Birzeit University[19]
- Name in native language
- ليلى شهيد
- Relative
- Jamal al-Husayni
- ISNI
- 0000000040309804
- VIAF cluster ID
- 19881778
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n2006065456
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Leila Shahid (2015).jpg ↗
- Africultures person ID
- 22519
- AlloCiné person ID
- 96436
- Babelio author ID
- 155932
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 14042485b
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf11425830
- DUC ID
- leila-shahid
- Evene ID
- leila-shahid-43115
- Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
- 1925244
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- Freebase ID
- /m/04bskh
- IMDb ID
- nm0787546
- IdRef ID
- 081442203
- JRC Names ID
- 99524
- Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
- 1300s
- L'Humanité topic ID
- leila-shahid
- Letterboxd actor ID
- leila-shahid
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007290280405171
- OpenSanctions ID
- Leila Shahid
- Prabook ID
- 2153555
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A008761091
- Radio France person ID
- leila-shahid
- TMDB person ID
- 1789554
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJrm9q6Q9yXhtyrG3kTJXd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/3d91cecb-7eff-4b62-bb4e-37e00c7dbe6b
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OpenSanctions ID 1
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Place of death 1
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Summary
Leila Shahid's place of birth was Beirut[1]. She was born on July 13, 1949[2]. She died in Lecques[3]. She died on February 18, 2026[4]. She worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6].
Body
Career and Affiliations
Positions held include PLO representative in Ireland[12], a position[24], in Ireland[25]; PLO representative in the Netherlands[13], a position[26], in Netherlands[27]; Palestine representative to France[14], a position[28], in Palestine[29], founded in 1969[30]; ambassador of Palestine to the European Union[15]; Permanent Representative of Palestine to UNESCO[16]; and ambassador of Palestine to Luxembourg[17].
FAQs
Where was Leila Shahid born?
Leila Shahid's place of birth was Beirut[1].
Where did Leila Shahid die?
Leila Shahid died in Lecques[3].
Who were Leila Shahid's parents?
Leila Shahid's father was Munib Shahid[7]. Leila Shahid's mother was Serene Husseini Shahid[8].
Who was Leila Shahid married to?
Leila Shahid's spouses include Mohammed Berrada[9].
What did Leila Shahid do for work?
Leila Shahid worked as politician[5] and diplomat[6].
Where did Leila Shahid go to school?
Leila Shahid was educated at American University of Beirut[18].