Assad Assad (, ; born 10 February 1944) is an Israeli

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former officer, diplomat and politician who served as a member of the

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for

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between 1992 and 1996.

Biography

Born in

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during the Mandate era, Assad joined the IDF, and remained in it as a career soldier. He was discharged holding the rank of colonel. He gained a BA in political science and history of the

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from the

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, and in 1980 became a member of the Israeli delegation to the

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. He later became an advisor to the

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affairs, and was also a member of the Israeli delegation to the Madrid peace talks in 1991.Asaad Asaad: Public Activities
Knesset website He was elected to the Knesset on the

list in 1992, and sat on several committees until losing his seat in the 1996 elections. He was one of the few Likud MKs to vote for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Assad, Assad 1944 births Living people 20th-century Israeli military personnel Arab people in Mandatory Palestine Druze members of the Knesset Israeli Druze people Israeli colonels Diplomats for Israel Likud politicians Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) People from Beit Jann University of Haifa alumni