Hashem Mahameed
Hashem Mahameed | |
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Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1990–1999 | Hadash |
1999 | Balad |
1999–2002 | United Arab List |
2002–2003 | Progressive National Alliance |
Personal details | |
Born | Umm al-Fahm, Mandatory Palestine | 18 February 1945
Died | 3 April 2018 Umm al-Fahm, Israel | (aged 73)
Hashem Mahameed (
Biography
Born in Umm al-Fahm during the British Mandate of Palestine, Mahameed studied education at the Hadassim Teachers' Seminary and Tel Aviv University, gaining a BA and an MA.
Mahameed served as mayor of Umm al-Fahm from 1983 to 1989. He became a national politician when he entered the Knesset on 10 January 1990 on the
However, he did not contest the elections on the Balad list, instead winning third place on the United Arab List list.[2] On 10 December 2002 he left the United Arab List and established a new faction, National Unity – National Progressive Alliance (later renamed Progressive National Alliance). The party ran in the 2003 elections with Mahameed as its head,[3] resulting in him losing his seat.
Mahameed died on 3 April 2018 at the age of 73.[4]
References
- ^ Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
- ^ The make-up of the 15th Knesset Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine The Jerusalem Post, 20 May 1999
- ^ Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ Former Arab MK and Umm al-Fahm mayor Mahameed passes away, aged 73 Ynetnews, 4 April 2018
External links
- Hashem Mahameed on the Knesset website