Gadeer Mreeh
Druze-Israeli journalist and politician
Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh (Arabic: غدير كمال مريح, Hebrew: ע'דִיר כַּמַאל מְרֵיח, [ʁaˈdiʁ kaˈmal m(a)ˈʁeχ], born 21 June 1984) is an Israeli Druze politician and journalist. She became the first Druze woman to anchor a Hebrew-language news program on Israeli television in 2017. In April 2019, she was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Blue and White alliance, making history as the first Druze woman to become a Member of the Knesset. She was subsequently elected to the Knesset as part of the Blue and White alliance in the September 2019 and March 2020 elections. She left Blue and White on 29 March 2020 and joined Yesh Atid. In June 2021, Kamal-Mreeh became the Jewish Agency's first Druze emissary to the US, based in Washington DC.
Early life, family and education
Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh was born in Daliyat al-Karmel, a village on Mount Carmel, to a Druze family. Having an interest in journalism since her youth, she volunteered for a local TV station at age 12.
Kamal-Mreeh holds a degree with honors from Bar-Ilan University, in social science and medical imaging, and a master’s degree with honors in International Relations from University of Haifa, specializing in negotiations and making decisions in international relations.
Career
Journalism
In 2011, Kamal-Mreeh was hired by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation to host a program in Arabic, focusing on the social and cultural issues concerning Arab youth in Israel. In 2015, Kamal-Mreeh was selected to host Channel 33, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation’s daily newscast in Arabic.
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