Hashem Mahameed

Hashem Mahameed
Date of birth 18 February 1945
Place of birth Umm al-Fahm, Mandatory Palestine
Knessets 12, 13, 14, 15
Faction represented in Knesset
1990–1999 Hadash
1999 Balad
1999–2002 United Arab List
2002–2003 National Unity – National Progressive Alliance

Hashem Mahameed (Arabic: هاشم محاميد‎; Hebrew: האשם מחאמיד‎, born 18 February 1945) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash, Balad, United Arab List and National Unity – National Progressive Alliance between 1990 and 2003.

Biography

Born in Umm al-Fahm during the Mandate era, Mahameed studied education at the Hadassim Teachers' Seminary and Tel Aviv University, gaining a BA and an MA.

A former mayor of his home city, Mahameed first entered the Knesset on 10 January 1990 on the Hadash list as a replacement for the long-serving Meir Vilner. He was re-elected in 1992, and again in 1996, by which time Hadash were running on a joint list with Balad. On 8 March 1999, shortly before Knesset elections, Mahameed joined Balad, which left its alliance with Hadash.[1]

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.

References

  1. ↑ Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups Knesset website
  2. ↑ The make-up of the 15th Knesset The Jerusalem Post, 20 May 1999
  3. ↑ Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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