Said al-Harumi or Saeed Alkharumi ( ar, سعيد الخرومي, he, סַעִיד אלְחַרוּמִי; 10 January 1972 – 25 August 2021) 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. He served as a member of the Knesset for the

Joint List The Joint List ( ar, القائمة المشتركة, ''al-Qa'imah al-Mushtarakah'', he, הָרְשִׁימָה הַמְּשֻׁתֶּפֶת, ''HaReshima HaMeshutefet'') was a political alliance of four of the Arab-majority political parties in ...

and the

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 ...

in two spells between 2017 and 2021.

Biography

Al-Harumi was born in Shaqib al-Salam in southern Israel to a Muslim

Negev Bedouin The Negev Bedouin ( ar, بدو النقب, ''Badū an-Naqab''; he, הבדואים בנגב, ''HaBedu'im BaNegev'') are traditionally pastoral nomadic Arab tribes ( Bedouin), who until the later part of the 19th century would wander between Sa ...

family. After attending a local elementary school, he went to high school in Jatt in the north of the country.Saeed Alkharumi
Knesset He gained a BA in physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and returned to Shaqib al-Salam to teach in the local high school. He became involved in politics and was elected to the local council, serving as head of the council between 2004 and 2008. He was also Secretary General of the

, and chairman of the political bureau of the southern branch of the Islamic Movement from 2002 until 2014, before becoming the deputy chairman of the

.سعيد الخرومي من النقب .. عضو كنيست جديد وأعزب يعد الشباب والنساء بالتغيير
Panet, 10 August 2017 (in Arabic) He was placed fifteenth on the

list (an alliance of

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, the United Arab List, and

Ta'al Ta'al ( he, תַּעַ״ל, an acronym for he, תְּנוּעָה עֲרָבִית לְהִתְחַדְּשׁוּת, label=none, lit=Arab Movement for Renewal, ar, الحركة العربية للتغيير) is an Israeli Arab political party ...

) for the

2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ...

. Although the alliance won only 13 seats, al-Harumi entered the Knesset on 11 August 2017 as a replacement for

Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf ( ar, عبد الله أبو معروف, he, עבדאללה אבו מערוף; born 30 December 1956) is an Israeli Druze doctor and politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Joint List between 2015 and 2017. ...

under the terms of a rotation agreement between the parties. Al-Harumi was placed seventh on the list of the United Arab List–Balad alliance for the April 2019 elections, but lost his seat as the parties won only four seats. However, when the Joint List was re-established for the September 2019 elections, he was returned to the Knesset as the eleventh-placed candidate on its list. He was re-elected in the 2020 elections for the Joint List, and in the 2021 elections for the United Arab List after the UAL left the Joint List alliance. Despite the United Arab List joining the coalition government, he abstained from the vote to accept the new government on 13 June, in protest of planned demolitions of Bedouin homes in the Negev. As a consequence, the government was only installed by a single vote, 60-59. Party leader

Mansour Abbas Mansour Abbas ( ar, منصور عباس, he, מַנְסוּר עַבַּאס; born 22 April 1974) is an Israeli Arab politician. He is currently the leader of the United Arab List and represents the party in the Knesset. He was appointed as the ...

said al-Harumi's abstention was symbolic and that he would have voted in the coalition's favor had his vote been decisive. The following month he was elected chair of the Knesset's Internal Affairs and Environment Committee.Internal Affairs and Environment Committee appoints MK Saeed Alkharumi as committee chair
Knesset, 26 July 2021 In August 2021 al-Harumi died from a heart attack at the

Soroka Medical Center Soroka University Medical Center ( he, המרכז הרפואי סורוקה, ''HaMerkaz HaRefu'i Soroka''), part of the Clalit Health Services Group, is the general hospital of Beersheba, Israel, it serves as the central hospital of the region and ...

in Beersheba at the age of 49.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harumi, Said al- 1972 births 2021 deaths Bedouin Israelis Bedouin members of the Knesset Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Israeli educators Joint List politicians Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020) Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021) Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022) People from Shaqib al-Salam United Arab List politicians