Sami Abu Shehadeh ( ar, سامي ابو شحادة, he, סָאמִי אַבּוּ שְׁחַאדַה) is an
Israeli Arab
The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic and ...
politician. He is the leader of
Balad, and served as a member of the
Knesset
The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...
for the
Joint List from 2019 to 2022.
Biography
Abu Shehadeh was born in
Lod
Lod ( he, לוד, or fully vocalized ; ar, اللد, al-Lidd or ), also known as Lydda ( grc, Λύδδα), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephe ...
to a Muslim family and raised in
Jaffa. He attended Terra Santa High School, a Catholic school located in
Old Jaffa.
Abu Shehadeh studied for a master's degree in Middle Eastern history at
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...
, and wrote a doctorate on
Jaffa as a cultural center during the
British Mandate.
Political career
Abu Shehadeh was a member of the
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
City Council for a number of years until 2013, on behalf of the Jaffa faction. He served as the Director of the Yaffa Youth Movement.
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. On 23 January 2021, he was elected as the party chairman of the Balad party in its primaries.
Personal life
Abu Shehada lives in Jaffa.
Samy Abu Shahadeh: Particulars
Knesset
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Shehadeh, Sami
1975 births
Living people
Arab members of the Knesset
Joint List politicians
Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020)
Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021)
Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)
People from Lod
Tel Aviv University alumni