Saleh Suleiman ( ar, صالح سليمان, he, צאלח סלימאן; 1888 – 24 November 1980) was 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 an ...

politician who 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 Progress and Work between 1955 and 1959.

Biography

Suleiman was born in

Reineh Reineh (; ) is an Arab town in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee,Mokary, 2017Er-Reina/ref> between Nazareth and Qana of Galilee, it attained local council status in 1968. In it had a population of , the majority of whom are Muslims (85%) ...

during the

Ottoman era The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. He was elected to the Knesset in

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on the Progress and Work list, and was a member of the Internal Affairs Committee, before losing his seat in the 1959 elections. He died on 24 November 1980.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suleiman, Saleh 1888 births 1980 deaths Arab members of the Knesset Arab people in Mandatory Palestine Arabs in Ottoman Palestine Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–1959) People from Reineh Progress and Work politicians