Diyab Obeid ( ar, دياب عبيد, he, דיאב עובייד; 1911 – 18 February 1984) was an

Israeli Arab The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...

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

Cooperation and Brotherhood Cooperation and Brotherhood ( he, שיתוף ואחווה, ''Shituf VeAhva''; ar, مشاركة وأخوة) was an Arab satellite list in Israel. History Cooperation and Brotherhood was an Israeli Arab organisation formed to participate in the ...

and

Cooperation and Development Cooperation and Development ( he, שיתוף ופיתוח, ''Shituf VePituah''; ar, إشراك وتطوير) was a short-lived Arab satellite list in Israel. History Cooperation and Development was established on 5 July 1966 during the sixth Kn ...

between 1961 and 1974. Born in

Tayibe Tayibe, also spelled Taibeh or Tayiba, ( ar, الطيبة, lit=the kind/benevolent, translit=aṭ-Ṭayyibah, South Levantine pronunciation: ; he, טַיִּבָּה) is an Arab city in central Israel, north east of Kfar Saba.Ottoman era The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, Obeid worked as a merchant in

Tulkarm Tulkarm, Tulkarem or Tull Keram ( ar, طولكرم, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian cities of N ...

until 1936, when he moved to

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

, where he was a member of the local Merchants Council. In 1948 he moved to Tayibe, where he worked in agriculture for three years. In 1951 he was elected to Tayibe local council, which he remained a member of until 1958.Diyab Ovid: Public Activities
Knesset website In

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

he was elected to the Knesset on the Cooperation and Brotherhood list. He was re-elected in

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

and

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, during which time the party briefly merged into Cooperation and Development, before losing his seat in the 1973 elections. In 1974 he was appointed an advisor to the

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

. He died in 1984.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Obeid, Diyab 1911 births 1984 deaths People from Tayibe Arab people in Mandatory Palestine 20th-century Israeli businesspeople Arab members of the Knesset Israeli civil servants Cooperation and Development politicians Cooperation and Brotherhood politicians Arabs in Ottoman Palestine Members of the 5th Knesset (1961–1965) Members of the 6th Knesset (1965–1969) Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974)