Niven Abu Rahmoun Explained

Birth Date:24 November 1981
Birth Place:Reineh, Israel
Office1:Faction represented in the Knesset
Suboffice1:Joint List
Subterm1:2018–2019

Niven Abu Rahmoun (Arabic: نيفين ابو رحمون, Hebrew: ניבין אבו רחמון; born 24 November 1981) is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Joint List between 2018 and 2019.

Biography

Abu Rahmoun was born in Reineh, a town in northern Israel to Arab Christian parents. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and communications, before studying for a master's degree in political science at Bar-Ilan University.[1] She subsequently worked as teacher at the high school in Bu'eine Nujeidat between 2008 and 2018, teaching civics.[1]

A member of Balad since 1998,[1] Abu Rahmoun was placed 19th on the Joint List (an alliance of the four main Arab parties) prior to the 2015 Knesset elections.[2] Although the party won only 13 seats, Abu Rahmoun entered the Knesset on 8 August 2018 as a replacement for Wael Younis as part of a rotation agreement within the alliance.[3] She did not contest the April 2019 elections, and lost her seat.

Married with two children, Abu Rahmoun lives in Bu'eine Nujeidat.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=971 Biography
  2. http://bechirot.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=41&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text Joint List
  3. https://www.jpost.com//Israel-News/Edelstein-refuses-to-sign-MKs-Arabic-resignation-letter-564375 Edelstein refuses to sign MK's Arabic resignation letter