Masud Ghnaim (, ; born 14 February 1965) is an

Israeli Arab The Arab citizens of Israel form the country's largest ethnic minority. Their community mainly consists of former Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925, Mandatory Palestine citizens (and their descendants) who continued to inhabit the territory ...

politician. He served as a member of the

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for the

United Arab List The United Arab List (, ''HaReshima HaAravit HaMe'uhedet''; , ''al-Qā'ima al-'Arabiyya al-Muwaḥḥada''), commonly known by its Hebrew acronym Ra'am (, ), is an Islamist and conservative political party in Israel and the political wing of ...

between 2009 and 2019.

Biography

Ghnaim was born in Sakhnin. He studied the history of the Middle East at the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa (, ) is a public research university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963 as a branch of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation as an inde ...

, gaining a BA, before working in education. Between 1999 and 2001, he served as director general of Sakhnin's cultural center. 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. 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 The Arab Movement for Renewal, commonly known by its Hebrew abbreviation Ta'al, is an anti-Zionist Arab nationalist political party in Israel, led by Ahmad Tibi. History Ta'al was founded by Tibi in the run-up to the 1996 elections where it ...

list. He entered the Knesset as the alliance won four seats. He was subsequently re-elected in

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and

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, with the United Arab List becoming part of the

Joint List The Joint List (, ''al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah'', , ''HaReshima HaMeshutefet'') was a political alliance of four of the Arab-Israeli, Arab-majority political parties in Israel: Hadash, Balad (political party), Balad, the United Arab List and Ta' ...

from 2015 until 2019. Ghnaim retired from national politics prior to the April 2019 elections, although he was given a symbolic 112th place on the joint United Arab List– Balad list for the elections.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghnaim, Masud 1965 births Living people Arab members of the Knesset Historians of the Middle East Israeli educators Israeli historians Israeli Muslims Joint List politicians Members of the 18th Knesset (2009–2013) Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) People from Sakhnin United Arab List leaders University of Haifa alumni

Biography

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