Leila Khaled

About

Palestinian political figure and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine who was convicted of hijacking an airliner in 1970.

Before Fame

She attended Medical School in Beirut before hijacking her first place in 1969.

Trivia

She is considered the Poster Girl for Palestinian Militancy and she was released from prison in a prisoner exchange for civilian hostages kidnapped by her fellow PFLP members.

Family Life

Her family fled to Lebanon during the 1948 Palestinian Exodus.

Associated With

In her autobiography she writes about crying upon learning of the assassination of John F Kennedy.