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.
[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.
[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][14] Amr said the attack on him was intended to stifle him from calling for reforms in the Palestinian Authority.