Hashem Mahameed Explained

Birth Date:18 February 1945
Death Place:Umm al-Fahm, Israel
Suboffice1:Hadash
Subterm1:1990–1999
Suboffice2:Balad
Subterm2:1999
Suboffice3:United Arab List
Suboffice4:Progressive National Alliance
Subterm4:2002–2003

Hashem Mahameed (Arabic: هاشم محاميد; Hebrew: האשם מחאמיד, 18 February 1945 – 3 April 2018) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash, Balad, United Arab List and National Unity – National Progressive Alliance between 1990 and 2003.

Biography

Born in Umm al-Fahm during the British Mandate of Palestine, Mahameed studied education at the Hadassim Teachers' Seminary and Tel Aviv University, gaining a BA and an MA.

Mahameed served as mayor of Umm al-Fahm from 1983 to 1989. He became a national politician when he entered the Knesset on 10 January 1990 on the Hadash list as a replacement for the long-serving Meir Vilner. He was re-elected in 1992, and again in 1996, by which time Hadash were running on a joint list with Balad. On 8 March 1999, shortly before Knesset elections, Mahameed joined Balad, which left its alliance with Hadash.[1]

However, he did not contest the elections on the Balad list, instead winning third place on the United Arab List list.[2] On 10 December 2002 he left the United Arab List and established a new faction, National Unity – National Progressive Alliance (later renamed Progressive National Alliance). The party ran in the 2003 elections with Mahameed as its head,[3] resulting in him losing his seat.

Mahameed died on 3 April 2018 at the age of 73.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionHistoryAll_eng.asp Mergers and Splits Among Parliamentary Groups
  2. http://info.jpost.com/1999/Supplements/Elections99/makeup.html The make-up of the 15th Knesset
  3. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Modern%20History/Historic%20Events/Candidates%20for%20the%2016th%20Knesset Candidates for the 16th Knesset
  4. https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5218367,00.html Former Arab MK and Umm al-Fahm mayor Mahameed passes away, aged 73