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Also Known As Hajj Amin • al-Hajj Amin • Muḥammad Amīn Ṭāhir Muṣṭafā al-Ḥusayni
Born Between c.1895 and 1897 • Jerusalem • Ottoman Empire
Died July 4, 1974 • Beirut • Lebanon
Role In 1936–1939 Arab Revolt in Palestine

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