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Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (Pierre Terdjman/BauBau) Last update - 20:14 26/02/2008 Arab League head elected as chief of new launched Arafat Foundation By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press Tags: Yasser Arafat, Palestinians  Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa was chosen Tuesday to head the newly formed Yasser Arafat Foundation, charged with preserving the former Palestinian leader's legacy and carrying out humanitarian activities. Some 50 Palestinian leaders, Arab politicians and intellectuals, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, gathered in Cairo to launch the foundation which is building a memorial complex to preserve Arafat's effects in the West Bank city of Ramallah. "The name of Arafat is another name of Palestine," said Abbas in an address. "He put Palestine back on the (world's) political map," he said. Advertisement The Arab League chief and former Egyptian foreign minister's new official title is the chairman of the board of trustees. "Those who knew him, and I am one of them, have appreciated all these colors in his personality," said Moussa during the founding ceremony at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. Nasser al-Qidwa, Arafat's nephew and the former Palestinian foreign minister, was appointed chief of the board of directors. Al-Qidwa said that so far the foundation has collected $5 million for its endowment, with additional funds expected from Arab and Palestinian individuals and institutions. The memorial complex in Ramallah will include a mosque and a museum, exhibiting his personal effects, items from his office, presents and documents. The foundation will also name an annual prize in Arafat's name. Arafat led the Palestinian national movement for nearly 40 years before his death in a Paris hospital on Nov. 11, 2004 Bookmark to del.icio.us   Chicken or the egg? A UN human rights expert says Palestinian terror 'inevitable' result of occupation. A reason to kvell Jews are America's top-earning religious group, according to a new survey.   1.   To the most esteemed honoured Arafat 20:30  |  Calyxcrater 26/02/08   2.   ARAFAT`S BODY IS A NEW FOUNDATION?FOR AIDS,SUICIDES,72 VIRGINS? 20:53  |  ARIK SHARON, PARTNER 26/02/08   3.   Arafat was nothing but a Big Fraud 21:22  |  El-Birawi 26/02/08   4.   Beside Israel, Arafat was the worst thing that happened 21:39  |  El-Birawi 26/02/08   5.   He gave away the people`s money to his family 21:48  |  El-Birawi 26/02/08   6.   Arafat foundation 22:02  |  Dennis P 26/02/08   7.   Wonder what the USD assets amount to.... 23:02  |  Stephen. 26/02/08   8.   how about the $billion suha got? 00:05  |  v hardman 27/02/08   9.   I am waiting for my response 00:17  |  MO 27/02/08

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