Radwan Al Hilu (1909–1975) was a Palestinian Arab politician who was the leader of the Palestine Communist Party between 1934 and 1943. He was the first Arab to hold the post[1] and used the pseudonym Musa.[2]
Radwan Al Hilu
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General Secretary of Palestine Communist Party | |
In office 1934–1943 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1909 Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine |
Died | 1975 (aged 65–66) Jericho, State of Palestine |
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Al Hilu was born in Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine, in 1909,[1] into a poor working-class Christian Orthodox family.[3] He was a member of the Palestine Communist Party being part of the mainstream faction.[4] He and Bulus Farah were sent to Moscow for leadership training at the Communist University of the Toilers of the East.[2][3]
In 1934, Al Hilu was appointed by the Comintern as the secretary general of the party.[5] His appointment was a result of the Comintern's efforts of the Arabization in the party of which most members were Jewish.[6] He held the post until November 1943 when he resigned from the party due to internal conflicts.[1][7]
Al Hilu had an affair with Simha Tzabari who was also a member of the Palestinian Communist Party.[3]