Majed Abu Sharar was a prominent Palestinian political leader, writer, and media strategist, and one of the most influential intellectual figures of the Fatah movement. He was born in 1936 in the town of Dura, near Hebron, Palestine, where he received his early education before pursuing higher studies in Egypt. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Alexandria University. Abu Sharar was married and had three children—two daughters and a son.

Early in his career, he worked as a teacher and journalist, but soon devoted himself fully to the Palestinian national movement. In 1966, he established and led the first Fatah movement cell in Saudi Arabia, marking the beginning of a long and influential role within the organization. By 1968, he became Head of the Fatah Media Department and later assumed leadership of the Unified Palestinian Media Department in 1972, where he played a central role in modernizing the Palestine Liberation Organization’s media strategy and shaping its political messaging, particularly toward Western audiences.

Abu Sharar held several senior leadership positions within the Palestinian national movement.

He served as General Secretary of the Fatah Revolutionary Council from 1971 to 1980 and was elected a member of Fatah’s Central Committee in 1980. He was also a member of the higher command of Fatah in the Occupied Territories, a member of the Palestine National Council, and a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Central Council.