Hashem Abd al-Rahman explained

Hashem Abd al-Rahman
Native Name:هاشم عبد الرحمن
Office:Mayor of Umm al-Fahm
Term Start:2003
Term End:2008
Predecessor:Suleiman Aghbariyya
Successor:[Khaled Aghbariyya | party = [[Islamic Movement (Israel)|Islamic Movement]]| profession = Politician| alma_mater = Hebron University

Sheikh Hashem Abd al-Rahman, also known as Hashem Abdul Rahman, was mayor of Umm al-Fahm, an Israeli Arab city in the Wadi Ara region of Israel.

A member of the Islamic Movement party in Israel, al-Rahman served as deputy mayor between 1989 and 1998. During Abd al-Rahman's term a project was inaugurated to boost Jewish tourism to Umm al-Fahm.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jpost.com/travel/around-israel/israeli-jews-walk-a-path-to-new-tourism-in-umm-el-fahm Israeli Jews walk a path to new tourism in Umm el-Fahm