Assad Assad ( ar, أسعد أسعد, he, אסעד אסעד; born 10 February 1944) is an Israeli

Druze The Druze (; ar, دَرْزِيٌّ, ' or ', , ') are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from Western Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion based on the teachings of ...

former officer, diplomat and 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

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon ...

between 1992 and 1996.

Biography

Born in

Beit Jann Beit Jann ( ar, بيت جن; he, בֵּיתּ גַ'ן) is a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel. At 940 meters above sea level, Beit Jann is one of the highest inhabited locations in the country. In it had a population of . Etymol ...

during the Mandate era, Assad joined the

IDF IDF or idf may refer to: Defence forces * Irish Defence Forces * Israel Defense Forces *Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006 * Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917 Organizations * Israeli Diving Federation * Interac ...

, and remained in it as a career soldier. He was discharged holding the rank of colonel. He gained a BA in political science and history of the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

from the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming Is ...

, and in 1980 became a member of the Israeli delegation to the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

. He later became an advisor to the

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affairs, and was also a member of the Israeli delegation to the Madrid peace talks in 1991.Asaad Asaad: Public Activities
Knesset website He was elected to the Knesset on the

list in 1992, and sat on several committees until losing his seat in the 1996 elections. He was one of the few Likud MKs not to vote against the

Oslo Accords The Oslo Accords are a pair of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993;

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Assad, Assad 1944 births Living people 20th-century Israeli military personnel Arab people in Mandatory Palestine Druze members of the Knesset Israeli Druze Israeli colonels Israeli diplomats Likud politicians Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) People from Beit Jann University of Haifa alumni