Mahmoud Khalil (activist)
Mahmoud Khalil | |
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Khalil in July 2025 | |
| Born | 1995 (age 30–31) |
| Alma mater | Lebanese American University, Beirut (BS) Columbia University (MPA) |
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| Spouse |
Noor Abdalla (m. 2023) |
| Children | 1 |
Mahmoud Khalil (Arabic: محمود خليل, romanized: Maḥmūd Khalīl; born 1995) is an Algerian-Palestinian activist known for his role as a negotiator and spokesperson in the 2024 Gaza Solidarity Encampment and broader protests in solidarity with Palestine at Columbia University during the Gaza war and genocide while he was a graduate student at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, and for his detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2025, under the second presidency of Donald Trump.