Masud Ghnaim
| Masud Ghnaim | |
|---|---|
| File:Mas'oud Ghnaim.jpg | |
| Date of birth | 14 February 1965 |
| Place of birth | Israel |
| Knessets | 18, 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2009–2015 | United Arab List |
| 2015– | Joint List |
Masud Ghnaim (Arabic: مسعود غنايم, Hebrew: מסעוד גנאים; born 14 February 1965) is an Israeli Arab politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List.
Biography
Ghnaim studied the history of the Middle East at the University of Haifa, gaining a BA, before working in education. Between 1999 and 2001 he served as director general of Sakhnin's cultural centre.
He became a member of the Islamic Movement, eventually becoming the chairman of its local branch and a member of southern region's central council. In May 2010, he called for the replacement of Israel with a caliphate and stated, "I support the righteous party. The Iran-Hezbollah-Syria axis represents the line of resistance and intractability, and naturally, I support this axis." [1]
Between 2003 and 2005 he served on Sakhnin's city council, and prior to the 2009 elections was placed fourth on the joint United Arab List-Ta'al list. He entered the Knesset as the alliance won four seats.
See also
References
External links
- Masud Ghnaim on the Knesset website
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing Arabic-language text
- Articles containing Hebrew-language text
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Arab politicians in Israel
- Historians of the Middle East
- Israeli educators
- Israeli historians
- Israeli Muslims
- Leaders of political parties in Israel
- Joint List politicians
- Members of the 18th Knesset (2009–13)
- Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–15)
- Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–)
- People from Sakhnin
- United Arab List politicians
- University of Haifa alumni
