Mahmud Al-Nashaf (, he, מחמוד א-נאשף; 1906 – 10 November 1979) 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

Agriculture and Development Agriculture and Development ( ar, زراعة وتطوير, ''Zira'ah wa-tatwir''; he, חקלאות ופיתוח, ''Hakla'ut VePituah'') was an Arab satellite list in Israel. History Agriculture and Development was an Israeli Arab organisation fo ...

between 1959 and 1961.

Biography

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) ...

, Al-Nashaf was elected to the town's council on an independent list, and later became the council's chairman.Mahmud Al-Nashaf: Public Activities
Knesset website He was elected to the Knesset in

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as head of the Agriculture and Development list, but lost his seat in the early elections held two years later, in which the party did not compete. He died in 1979.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nashaf, Mahmud Al- 1906 births 1979 deaths Agriculture and Development leaders Arab members of the Knesset Arab people in Mandatory Palestine Arabs in Ottoman Palestine Mayors of local councils in Israel Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961) People from Tayibe