Dr. Abdul Wahab al-Kayyali was a Palestinian-Arab historian and political thinker, born in Jaffa in 1939 into a family of Syrian origin known for its history of struggle and resistance. He completed his primary education in Jaffa before moving to pursue his studies in Amman and Lebanon. From a young age, he was exposed to various political events and issues related to the national struggle. He later attended the American University of Beirut for his postgraduate studies, subsequently moving to the University of London, where he earned his PhD with a thesis on “Arab Palestinian Resistance.” He joined the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party, rising through its ranks to become a member of the party’s National Palestine Bureau in 1960. In 1961, he served as secretary of the Palestine branch and the Arab Liberation Front in Lebanon. He also became a member of the Ba’ath Party’s National Command. Furthermore, he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and served as a member of both its Palestinian National Council and its Central Council. Throughout his career in the national struggle, he helped found the General Union of Palestinian Students, served as editor-in-chief of the periodical *Al-Ra’id al-Arabi* (The Arab Pioneer), and played an active role in leading the Palestinian national movement in Lebanon during 1970 and 1975.