Nayef Hawatmeh

Nayef Hawatmeh (Arabic: نايف حواتمة; b. 1 Nov 1938 in Salt, Transjordan), is a Palestinian politician who is the founder and General Secretary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is part of the coalition known as the National Progressive Front led by the ruling Palestinian Regional Branch of the Ba'ath Party. He is also commander of the party's military wing, the Democratic Army of Palestine, which is part of the state-sponsored Palestinian National Guard.