Muhammed Wattad
Muhammed Wattad | |
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| Faction represented in the Alignment | |
| 1984–1988 | Mapam |
| 1988 | Hadash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1937 Jatt, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 24 September 1994 (aged 57) |
Muhammed Wattad (
Israeli Arab journalist, writer and politician who served as a member of the Knesset
between 1981 and 1988.
Biography
Born in Jatt during the Mandate era, Wattad was a member of the Israeli Communist Youth and Hashomer Hatzair. He attended Tel Aviv University, where he took Asian and African Studies.
A member of
Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam and the Labor Party). He was re-elected in 1984, shortly after which Mapam left the Alignment. On 12 July 1988 he left Mapam to join Hadash,[1] due to disappointment with Mapam's policy towards the First Intifada
.
He lost his seat in the 1988 elections. After leaving politics, he managed and edited the Kul al-Arab newspaper, and later ran a public relations firm.
He died in 1994 following a traffic collision.
References
- ^ Mergers and Splits amongst Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
External links
- Muhammed Wattad on the Knesset website
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