Khader Adnan
Palestinian political activist and prisoner (1978-2023) · Palestine · On the map · Died at 45
Khader Adnan Mohammad Musa was a Palestinian activist and prisoner in Israel who died after an 87-day hunger strike in protest of his detention without trial. By the time of his death, he had been arrested 12 times by Israel.
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Adnan's 2011-2012 hunger strike as depicted in a 2012 cartoon by Carlos Latuff![Demonstration in support of Adnan in Ni'lin on 17 February 2012. There have been several demonstrations supporting Adnan's hunger strike throughout the West Bank.[43]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Adan_Khader%2C_Niilin.JPG/1280px-Adan_Khader%2C_Niilin.JPG)
Demonstration in support of Adnan in Ni'lin on 17 February 2012. There have been several demonstrations supporting Adnan's hunger strike throughout the West Bank.[43]
Graffiti stencils of Khader Adnan on a wall by Al-Manara Square in Ramallah![2012 Carlos Latuff sketch showing Khader Adnan alongside Mahatma Gandhi against the backdrop of the Palestinian flag, inked after Adnan went viral as a "Palestinian Gandhi"[49]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Khader_Adnan_and_Mahatma_Gandhi.gif/1280px-Khader_Adnan_and_Mahatma_Gandhi.gif)
2012 Carlos Latuff sketch showing Khader Adnan alongside Mahatma Gandhi against the backdrop of the Palestinian flag, inked after Adnan went viral as a "Palestinian Gandhi"[49]About this person
He became prominent as a figure after a 66-day hunger strike in 2011 that led to a mass hunger strike among Palestinian prisoners and his ultimate release.
Country
Palestine
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1978 to 2023 · aged 45