Gadeer Mreeh
Gadeer Mreeh | |
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Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2019–2020 | Blue and White |
2020–2021 | Yesh Atid |
Personal details | |
Born | Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel | 21 June 1984
Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh (
Biography
Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh was born in Daliyat al-Karmel, a village on Mount Carmel, to a Druze family.[5]
Kamal-Mreeh has been interested in journalism since her youth; at the age of 12, she volunteered for a local TV station.[6]
Kamal-Mreeh holds a degree with honors from Bar-Ilan University, in social science and medical imaging, and a master’s degree with honors in International Relations from University of Haifa, specializing in negotiations and making decisions in international relations.[1][2]
She is married to Shadi Mreeh,[6][1] an electrical and electronics engineer. The couple have two sons.[6]
Journalism career
In 2011, Kamal-Mreeh was hired by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation to host a program in Arabic,[6][1] focusing on the social and cultural issues concerning Arab youth in Israel. In 2015, Kamal-Mreeh was selected to host the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation’s daily newscast in Arabic, Channel 33,[1] and in 2017 she began anchoring its main Hebrew Saturday evening newscast, as well as a nightly newscast, becoming the first non-Jewish anchorwoman to broadcast a main evening news in Hebrew language on the Channel 1 in Israel.
Political and diplomatic career
Prior to the
Kamal-Mreeh was elected to Knesset when the Blue and White alliance won 35 seats in the election.
During her tenure, she chaired the Caucus for Planning, Zoning and Industrial Areas, and the Caucus for the Advancement of
Kamal Mreeh co-chaired the Israel-Germany friendship group and chaired the Israel-Switzerland parliamentary friendship group.[10]
Awards
Gadeer is a “Munich Young Leaders” Alumni and in 2021 was chosen by the “World Economic Forum” as one of the young global leaders.[11]
In the same year Gadeer was also awarded the knight of Government Quality by “The Movement for Quality Government in Israel”.
See also
- Women of Israel
References
- ^ a b c d e Rott, Rikki (12 October 2017). "יחידה מובחרת: הכירו את "יונית לוי הדרוזית"" [The Chosen One: Meet 'The Druze Yonit Levi']. Makor Rishon (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b Friedson, Felice (18 November 2018). "Druze anchorwoman shatters Israel's glass ceiling". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Raoul Wootliff (29 March 2020). "Knesset panel okays breakup of Blue and White; Gantz keeps name". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Abrams, Gabrielle (22 June 2021). "First Israel Druze MK". Jpost. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ a b Chernick, Ilanit (2 April 2019). "Gadeer Mreeh set to break the glass ceiling for Druze women in politics". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Yediot Ahronoth(in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- Israel Central Elections Committee. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Druze woman set to enter Knesset in Israeli first". The Jerusalem Post. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ [1]
- ^ The Unconventional Druze Woman Introducing U.S. Jews to ‘Another Israel’, Haaretz
- ^ "The Unconventional Druze Woman Introducing U.S. Jews to 'Another Israel'". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
External links
- Gadeer Mreeh on the Knesset website
- Gadeer Mreeh on Facebook
- Gadeer Mreeh on Twitter