Inam Abdel Raouf Arafat Al Kidwah, 82, eldest sister and mother figure of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Al Kidwah was the oldest of Arafat's five siblings and has been described in various Arafat biographies as the mother figure who did much to raise him after their mother's death when Arafat was a boy. At Arafat's request, the funeral was private. Al Kidwah was buried next to her father in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, where she had lived since returning from Cairo in 1995. Arafat reportedly was tearful and emotional during the funeral and burial. President Clinton called Arafat on Saturday to express condolences. On Saturday in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.
Inam Abdel Raouf Arafat Al Kidwah, 82, eldest sister and mother figure of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Al Kidwah was the oldest of Arafat's five siblings and has been described in various Arafat biographies as the mother figure who did much to raise him after their mother's death when Arafat was a boy. At Arafat's request, the funeral was private. Al Kidwah was buried next to her father in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, where she had lived since returning from Cairo in 1995. Arafat reportedly was tearful and emotional during the funeral and burial. President Clinton called Arafat on Saturday to express condolences. On Saturday in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.
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