Hamad Abu Rabia
Israeli politician (1929-1981)
Sheikh Hamad Abu Rabia (Arabic: حماد أبو ربيعة, Hebrew: חמאד אבו-רביעה; 1929 – 12 January 1981) was a Bedouin Israeli politician and a member of the Knesset.
Biography
Abu Rabia was born and grew up in the Negev, where he attended elementary school. He attended high school in Hebron. At the age of 18 he became sheikh of his tribe and took interest in fostering its education.
Abu Rabia was first elected to the Knesset in 1973 on the Arab List for Bedouin and Villagers, becoming the first Bedouin to serve in the Knesset. In 1974 the party joined the Alignment, but broke away again in 1976. The following year it merged into the original United Arab List. He was re-elected in the 1977 elections, and became a member of the Committee for Public Services.
The United Arab List had won a single seat, which Abu Rabia and Jabr Muadi had agreed to rotate. However, Abu Rabia refused to vacate his seat, with a court ruling that the agreement was invalid.
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