Hamad Amar
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| Date of birth | 5 November 1964 |
| Place of birth | Israel |
| Knessets | 18, 19 |
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| 2009– | Yisrael Beiteinu |
Hamad Amar (Hebrew: חמד עמאר; Arabic: حمد عمار; born 5 November 1964) is an Israeli Druze politician. He is a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu. He also serves on the Knesset Finance Committee.[1]
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Biography [edit]
Hamed Amar was born Shfaram. In 1982-1986, he served in the Israel Defence Forces. He earned a BA in sociology at Safed College, and later studied law. Amar lives in Shfaram's al-Fuar neighbourhood.[2] He is married with three children.[3]He has a fifth degree black belt and chairs the Martial Arts Association in Israel.[4]
Political career [edit]
He worked as an assistant to Avigdor Lieberman while he was Minister of National Infrastructure. In 1998 was elected to Shefa-'Amr's municipal council. He founded and chairs the Druze Youth Association[5] [3]
Prior to the 2009 elections he was placed twelfth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[6] and entered the Knesset when the party won 15 seats. He stated that the party's slogan "No citizenship without loyalty" is natural for the Druze community.[7]In 2013, he explained his position: When you contribute to society and the society benefits, then you will reap the benefits as well." [8]
Amar was instrumental in plans for a subsidiary of General Electric to install wind turbines in northern Israel, citing the benefits from clean energy and new jobs.[9]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Setting the Example
- ^ "Meet Hamad Amar, Yisrael Beiteinu's Druze candidate" Haaretz, 9 February 2009
- ^ a b Knesset profile
- ^ Setting the Example
- ^ Hamed Amer Yisrael Beiteinu, 23 December 2008.
- ^ "The party lists for Feb. 10". 2 February 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
- ^ Julian, Hana Levi. Polls Project More Druze Knesset Members. Israel National News, 2 February 2009.
- ^ Setting the Example
- ^ MK Amar bringing clean energy to the North. Yisrael Beiteinu, 19 September 2010.
External links [edit]
- Hamad Amar on the Knesset website
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