Nabil Amr ( Arabic: نبيل عمرو; born 1947) is a former information minister (2003) in the Palestinian National Authority, and previous ambassador to the USSR and Egypt. ^[1] He was an outspoken, fierce, longtime critic of Yasser Arafat, including regarding Arafat's wrecking the peace talks and his failure to make a counter-offer at the 2000 Camp David Summit. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Amr spearheaded calls for anti-corruption democratic reforms to the Palestinian Authority that Yasir Arafat was reluctant to make. ^{[8] [9]} Amr complained often about corruption and cronyism in Arafat's administration. ^[10]

In September 2002, after Amr called for reform of the Palestinian Authority, Arafat had the chief of his special forces fire a number of warning shots at Amr's home. ^[11]

In July 2004 Amr was shot twice in his right leg, through the window of his house in Ramallah, by pro-Arafat gunmen, enraging his clan, which denounced the PA for failing to find the attackers. ^{[12] [8]} His shooting took place minutes after he returned to his home from a television interview on a popular political talk show, in which he criticised Arafat’s performance as president. ^{[8] [13]} Amr said the attack on him was intended to stifle him from calling for reforms in the Palestinian Authority. ^[14]

Amr's right leg was amputated from the knee down. ^[6]

He later lived in his hometown of Dura, southwest of Hebron. ^[15]

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External links

• Christian Science Monitor
• Article at Islamonline.net Archived 17 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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