Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin was born January 1, 1937 in Al-Jura, Israel. His father, Abdullah Yassin, died when he was three years old. When his father died, he became known as Ahmad Sa'ada after his mother Sa'ada al-Habeel. This was to differentiate him from the children of his father's other three wives. Yassin had four brothers and two sisters. He and his entire remaining family left Israel and went to Gaza. They lived in a camp after his
Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin was born January 1, 1937 in Al-Jura, Israel. His father, Abdullah Yassin, died when he was three years old. When his father died, he became known as Ahmad Sa'ada after his mother Sa'ada al-Habeel. This was to differentiate him from the children of his father's other three wives. Yassin had four brothers and two sisters. He and his entire remaining family left Israel and went to Gaza. They lived in a camp after his