Mansour Abbas | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Abbas in 2023 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2021–2022 | Minister without portfolio |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2019 | United Arab List |
| 2019–2021 | Joint List |
| 2021– | United Arab List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1974 Maghar, Israel |
Mansour Abbas (Arabic: منصور عباس; Hebrew: מַנְסוּר עַבַּאס; born 22 April 1974)[1] is an Israeli Arab politician. He is currently the leader of the United Arab List, and represents the party in the Knesset. He was appointed as the chair of Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs in the Knesset on 27 April 2021.[2] In 2021 Abbas made history by becoming the first Israeli Arab political leader to join an Israeli governing coalition.[3][4]
- ^ "Members of the 25th Knesset". Knesset. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "MK Mansour Abbas Appointed to Chair Special Committee". Knesset News. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Mansour Abbas: Arab-Israeli political trailblazer". France 24. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Khoury, Jack (7 August 2022). "After a Turbulent Year, Mansour Abbas Still Has a Strong Grip on Islamist Party". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.