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Kamel Arekat (Arabic: كامل عريقات, also spelled Kamel Uraygat; 26 March 1901 – 17 July 1984) was a Jordanian militant and politician who served as the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Jordan.^[2] He was born in Abu Dis, a town 5km in the east of Jerusalem, to a notable Jordanian originated clan.

Kamel was born to a notable family. His grandfather, Sheikh Rashid, was known as the leader of the knights assigned by the Ottoman Sultan to protect Christian pilgrims visiting Jerusalem.^[3] After the World War I, and the British Mandate for Palestine he served in the British Police in 1926.^[4]

Years later, and due to the Jewish Immigration to Palestine, he participated in the Arab-Palestinian resistance movement under the leadership of Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni.^[5]

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