Raleb Majadele | |
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| غالب مجادلة | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 2007 | Minister without Portfolio |
| 2007–2009 | Minister of Science, Culture & Sport |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2004–2009 | Labor Party |
| 2010–2013 | Labor Party |
| 2014–2015 | Labor Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1953 Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Israel |
Raleb Majadele (Arabic: غالب مجادلة, Levantine Arabic: [ˈɣaːleb maˈʒaːdele]; Hebrew: ראלב מג'אדלה, [ˈʁaleb maˈd͡ʒadele]; also spelt Ghaleb Majadele, born 5 April 1953) is an Israeli Arab politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party in three spells between 2004 and 2015, and became the country's first Muslim minister when appointed Minister without Portfolio on 28 January 2007. Between March 2007 - March 2009 he served as Minister of Science, Culture and Sport, the first Muslim minister in Israeli history.