| Hamad Amar | |
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| Date of birth | 5 November 1964 |
| Place of birth | Israel |
| Knessets | 18 |
| Party | Yisrael Beiteinu |
Hamad Amar (Hebrew: חמד עמאר; Arabic: حمد عمار; born 5 November 1964) is an Israeli Druze politician and currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.
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Amar performed his national service in the IDF between 1982 and 1986. He earned a BA in sociology at Safed College, and later studied law. He worked as an assistant to Avigdor Lieberman while he was Minister of National Infrastructure. In 1998 was elected to Shefa-'Amr's municipal council. He founded and chairs the Druze Youth Association[1] and also chairs the Martial Arts Association in Israel.[2] Amar lives in the al-Fuar neighbourhood of Shefa-'Amr,[3] and is married with three children.[2]
Prior to the 2009 elections he was placed twelfth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[4] and entered the Knesset when the party won 15 seats. He stated that the party's controversial slogan "No citizenship without loyalty" is natural for the Druze community.[5]
Amar was instrumental in plans for a subsidiary of General Electric to install wind turbines in northern Israel, citing the benefits from clean energy and new jobs.[6]
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