Yussuf Hamis (, ; 10 May 1921 – 22 September 1986) was an

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politician who served as a member of the

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for

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between 1955 and 1965.

Biography

Born in Reineh, Hamis attended a high school in

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, before studying at the

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. In 1949 he joined Mapam and became a member of the secretariat of the

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branch, before becoming a member of the party's national central committee and secretariat. He was on the party's list for the July 1955 elections, but failed to win a seat. However he entered the Knesset on 21 September that year as a replacement for the deceased Yitzhak Yitzhaky.Knesset Members in the Third Knesset
Knesset website He was re-elected in

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and

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, before losing his seat in the 1965 elections. The following year he joined the

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's actions committee, and in 1977 became a member of the union's central committee. He also served as deputy chairman of its Arab department, was on the board of Beit Berl, and was a member of the

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sports organisation's central committee.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamis, Yussuf 1921 births 1986 deaths Place of death missing American University of Beirut alumni Arab members of the Knesset Arab people in Mandatory Palestine Histadrut Israeli city councillors Israeli sports executives and administrators Israeli trade unionists Mapam politicians Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–1959) Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961) Members of the 5th Knesset (1961–1965) People from Reineh Mandatory Palestine expatriates Expatriates in Lebanon Israel–Lebanon relations