Ahmad Sa'd
Ahmad Sa'd | |
|---|---|
Sa'd in the 1990s | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1996–1999 | Hadash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1945 |
| Died | 20 April 2010 (aged 64) |
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. Sa'd was also a member of the Maki politburo and served as editor of the Al-Ittihad newspaper.[1][2][3]
Biography
Sa'd was born in Al-Birwa in 1945; his family was expelled from the village in 1948.[2] He studied economics at the University of Leningrad, earning a PhD.[4] He worked as a director of the Emile Touma Institute for Social and Political Research in Haifa, and was a member of the secretariat of the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel. [1][2] He wrote nine books on economics and Israeli Arabs, as well as writing for Al-Ittihad.[5]
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.[2]
References
- ^ a b "אלפים ליוו את אחמד סעד בדרכו האחרונה". Hadash. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ a b c d "ח"כ לשעבר אחמד סעד נפטר בטרם עת ב-20 באפריל שנת 2010". Zo HaDerekh (in Hebrew). 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "אזכרה לד"ר אחמד סעד – 40 יום למותו". Hadash. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ Ahmad Sa'd: Particulars Knesset
- ^ Ahmad Sa'd: Public activities Knesset
External links
- Ahmad Sa'd on the Knesset website