Hashem Mahameed ( ar, هاشم محاميد; he, האשם מחאמיד, 18 February 1945 – 3 April 2018) was an Israeli 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

Hadash Hadash ( he, חד״ש, lit=New), an acronym for ''HaHazit HaDemokratit LeShalom uLeShivion'' ( he, הַחֲזִית הַדֶּמוֹקְרָטִית לְשָׁלוֹם וּלְשִׁוְיוֹן, lit=The Democratic Front for Peace and Equalit ...

, Balad,

United Arab List The United Arab List ( he, הַרְשִׁימָה הַעֲרָבִית הַמְאוּחֶדֶת, ''HaReshima HaAravit HaMe'uhedet''; ar, القائمة العربية الموحدة, ''al-Qā'ima al-'Arabiyya al-Muwaḥḥada''), commonly kn ...

and

National Unity – National Progressive Alliance The Progressive National Alliance ( he, ברית לאומית מתקדמת, ''Brit Leumit Mitkademet''), originally known as National Unity – National Progressive Alliance ( he, אחדות לאומית – הברית הלאומית המתקדמת ...

between 1990 and 2003.

Biography

Born in

Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Fahm ( ar, أمّ الفحم, ''Umm al-Faḥm''; he, אוּם אֶל-פַחֶם ''Um el-Faḥem'') is a city located northwest of Jenin in the Haifa District of Israel. In its population was , nearly all of whom are Arab citizens of I ...

during the

British Mandate of Palestine British Mandate of Palestine or Palestine Mandate most often refers to: * Mandate for Palestine: a League of Nations mandate under which the British controlled an area which included Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan. * Mandatory P ...

, Mahameed studied education at the Hadassim Teachers' Seminary and

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

, 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

list as a replacement for the long-serving

Meir Vilner Meir Vilner ( he, מאיר וילנר, born Bar Kovner; 23 October 1918 – 5 June 2003) was an Israeli communist politician and Jewish leader of the Communist Party of Israel (Maki), at one time a powerful force in the country. He was the yo ...

. 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. However, he did not contest the elections on the Balad list, instead winning third place on the

list. 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 Progressive National Alliance ( he, ברית לאומית מתקדמת, ''Brit Leumit Mitkademet''), originally known as National Unity – National Progressive Alliance ( he, אחדות לאומית – הברית הלאומית המתקדמת ...

). The party ran in the 2003 elections with Mahameed as its head, resulting in him losing his seat. Mahameed died on 3 April 2018 at the age of 73.Former Arab MK and Umm al-Fahm mayor Mahameed passes away, aged 73
Ynetnews, 4 April 2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahameed, Hashem 1945 births 2018 deaths People from Umm al-Fahm Tel Aviv University alumni Israeli educators Arab members of the Knesset Mayors of places in Israel Hadash politicians Balad (political party) politicians United Arab List politicians Progressive National Alliance politicians Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999) Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003)