Saleh Saleem

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Saleh Saleem
Date of birth	(1953-11-02) 2 November 1953
Place of birth	Israel
Knessets	13, 14
Party represented in Knesset
1994–1999	Hadash

Saleh Saleem (Arabic: صالح سليم‎; Hebrew: סאלח סלים‎, born 2 November 1953) is an Israeli Arab former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash between 1994 and 1999.

Biography

In 1985, he became head of I'billin local council, a position he held until 2008. He was placed fourth on the Hadash list for the 1992 elections, but missed out on a seat as the party won three seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 5 July 1994 as a replacement for the deceased Tawfiq Ziad.^[1] After being placed second on the joint Hadash-Balad list, he was re-elected in the 1996 elections and was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. Prior to the 1999 elections he decided to retire from politics, and was given a symbolic place on the party's list (116th), losing his seat.

References

↑ Knesset Members of the Thirteenth Knesset Knesset website

External links

Saleh Saleem on the Knesset website

Persondata
Name	Saleem, Saleh
Alternative names
Short description	Israeli politician
Date of birth	2 November 1953
Place of birth	Israel
Date of death
Place of death

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