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Ibrahim Hijazi

Ibrahim Hijazi

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Ibrahim Hijazi (Arabic: ابراهيم حجازي; Hebrew: אבראהים חג'אזי, born 22 July 1977) is an Israeli Arab politician who briefly served as a member of the Knesset for the Joint List in 2017.

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Background

Hijazi was born in Nazareth.[1] He studied at the University of Haifa, completing a bachelor's degree in psychology and went on to earn a master's degree in educational psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He also gained a Certificate in Organizational Development from Bar-Ilan University.[2]

A member of the Southern Branch of the Islamic Movement and the United Arab List,[3][4] Hijazi was placed sixteenth on the list of the Joint List (an alliance of predominantly Arab parties) for the 2015 Knesset elections.[5] Although the alliance won only 13 seats, Hijazi entered the Knesset on 20 September 2017 as a replacement for Osama Saadi as part of a rotation agreement between the parties in the alliance.[6][4] However, he resigned from the Knesset in October 2017 and was replaced by Youssef Atauna on 25 October.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Member of Knesset Ibrahim Hijazi" (in Hebrew). Knesset. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    Ibrahim Hijazi: Particulars Knesset
  3. [3]
    MK Osama Sa'adi resigned from the Knesset Israel National News, 20 September 2017
  4. [4]
    The Joint List is in danger of dissolution HaOkets, 1 August 2017
  5. [5]
    Joint List Archived 4 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine CEC
  6. [6]
    Replacements Among Knesset Members Knesset
  7. [7]
    Arab MK steps down after shortest ever term Times of Israel, 23 October 2017
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