Qais Abd al-Karim (Arabic: قيس عبد الكريم), also known as Abu Layla or Qays Samarra’i, is a leading Palestinian activist of Iraqi origin.[citation needed]

He is a leader of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

In 2006 he was one of two deputies elected from The Alternative (al-Badil) list, an alliance between the DFLP, the Palestinian People's Party and the Palestine Democratic Union (FIDA).