Ahmad Sa'd (Arabic: أحمد سعد, Hebrew: אחמד סעד; 25 November 1945 – 20 April 2010) was an Israeli Arab journalist and politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash between 1996 and 1999 and as editor of the Al-Ittihad newspaper.
Ahmad Sa'd | |
|---|---|
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1996–1999 | Hadash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 25, 1945 Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | April 20, 2010 (aged 64) |
Biography
editSa'd studied economics at the University of Leningrad, earning a PhD.[1] He worked as a director of the Tumas Institute for Social and Political Research in Haifa, and was a member of the secretariat of the Supreme Committee monitoring the Arab population in Israel. He has written nine books on economics and Israeli Arabs, as well as writing for Al-Ittihad.[2]
A member of the bureau of both Hadash and its Maki faction, Sa'd was elected to the Knesset on the Hadash-Balad list in 1996, and served on the Knesset finance committee.
References
edit- ^ Ahmad Sa'd: Particulars Knesset website
- ^ Ahmad Sa'd: Public activities Knesset website
External links
edit- Ahmad Sa'd on the Knesset website