Eyad al-Sarraj
Eyad Al-Sarraj | |
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إياد السراج | |
| President of Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace International | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Beersheba, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem |
| Spouse | Nirmeen Kharma |
| Children | Sayf, Wasseem, and Ali |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist, human rights activist |
| Known for | Founding the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, advocating for the mental health of Palestinians, working towards Israeli-Palestinian peace |
| Awards | Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (1998), Olof Palme Prize (2010), Physicians for Human Rights Awards |
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Eyad El-Sarraj (Arabic: إياد السراج; 27 April 1944 − 17 December 2013) was a Palestinian psychiatrist. He was a consultant to the Palestinian delegation at the Camp David 2000 Summit, a recipient of the Physicians for Human Rights Awards and featured in Army of Roses, a book about Palestinian female suicide bombers by journalist Barbara Victor. In the Palestinian elections of 2006, he headed the Wa'ad list. He died in 2013.