Heinz Nittel (1931–1981) was a leader of the Austrian Socialist Party (SPÖ) and Chairman of the Socialist Youth Austria (SJÖ).
Additionally, he served as the president of the Austrian-Israeli Friendship League and co-founder of the Jewish Welcome Service Vienna.
He was shot dead on 1 May 1981 outside his home in Vienna[1] by Hesham Mohammed Rajeh, a 21-year-old born in Iraq.
Rajeh was also indicted for the 1981 Vienna synagogue attack.
[2] The Abu Nidal Organization terrorist Bahij Muhammad Younis was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder.