Sami Abu Shehadeh

Sami Abu Shehadeh (Arabic: سامي ابو شحادة‎, Hebrew: סאמי אבו שחאדה‎) is an Israeli Arab politician. He is a member of the Knesset for the Joint List[1] and was elected leader of Balad on 23 January 2021.[2]

Sami Abu Shehadeh
Date of birth (1975-12-19) 19 December 1975
Place of birthLod, Israel
Knessets22, 23
Faction represented in Knesset
2019–Joint List

Biography

Abu Shehadeh studied for a master's degree in Middle Eastern history at Tel Aviv University, and wrote a doctorate on Jaffa as a cultural center during the British Mandate.[3]

Abu Shehadeh is a member of the annual meeting of Mada al-Carmel, an Arab Center for Applied Social Research, which deals with research and policy on Israeli Arabs, and strongly criticizes the Israeli government's policy.

Political career

Abu Shehadeh was a member of the Tel Aviv-Yafo City Council[4] for a number of years until 2013, on behalf of the Jaffa faction.

In the elections for the 22nd Knesset, he was placed third on the Balad list following the retirement of Mazen Ghnaim, and after uniting with the other Arab parties, he was placed 13th on the Joint List.[5]

Personal life

Abu Shehada lives in Jaffa.[6] In June 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[7]

References
  1. Times of Israel article on members of the 22nd Knesset Source, 19 September 2019
  2. Udi Shaham (23 January 2021). "Sami Abu Shehadeh wins Balad primaries". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "Israel's 70th anniversary through Arab eyes". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. "Sami Abu Shehadeh at 'Jerusalem: Legalising the Occupation' conference". Middle East Monitor. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. "Sami Abu Shehadeh | Mapping Palestinian Politics". www.ecfr.eu. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. Samy Abu Shahadeh: Particulars Knesset
  7. "Israel suspends parliament sessions after MP gets virus". Al Jazeera. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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