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'''Hamad Amar''' ({{lang-he|חמד עמאר}}; {{lang-ar|حمد عمار}}; born 5 November 1964) is an ]i ] politician |
'''Hamad Amar''' ({{lang-he|חמד עמאר}}; {{lang-ar|حمد عمار}}; born 5 November 1964) is an ]i ] politician. He is a member of the ] for ]. He also serves on the Knesset Finance Committee. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Amar |
Hamed Amar was born ]. In 1982-1986, he served in the ]. He earned a BA in sociology at ], and later studied law. Amar lives in the al-Fuar neighbourhood of ].<ref> Haaretz, 9 February 2009</ref> He is married with three children.<ref name="Profile" />He has a fifth degree black belt and chairs the Martial Arts Association in Israel.<ref></ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
He worked as an assistant to ] while he was ]. In 1998 was elected to ]'s municipal council. He founded and chairs the Druze Youth Association<ref> Yisrael Beiteinu, 23 December 2008.</ref> <ref name="Profile"></ref> | |||
⚫ | Prior to the ] he was placed twelfth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,<ref>{{cite news |first= JTA Staff |last= |coauthors= |title=The party lists for Feb. 10 |work= |page= |date=2 February 2009 |accessdate=June 6, 2009 |quote= |url=http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02/02/1002697/party-lists}}</ref> and entered the Knesset when the party won 15 seats. He stated that the party's |
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⚫ | Prior to the ] he was placed twelfth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,<ref>{{cite news |first= JTA Staff |last= |coauthors= |title=The party lists for Feb. 10 |work= |page= |date=2 February 2009 |accessdate=June 6, 2009 |quote= |url=http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02/02/1002697/party-lists}}</ref> 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.<ref>Julian, Hana Levi. . ], 2 February 2009.</ref> | ||
Amar was instrumental in plans for a subsidiary of ] to install ] in northern Israel, citing the benefits from clean energy and new jobs.<ref>. Yisrael Beiteinu, 19 September 2010.</ref> | Amar was instrumental in plans for a subsidiary of ] to install ] in northern Israel, citing the benefits from clean energy and new jobs.<ref>. Yisrael Beiteinu, 19 September 2010.</ref> |
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Hamad Amar (Template:Lang-he; Template:Lang-ar; 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.
Biography
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 the al-Fuar neighbourhood of Shefa-'Amr. He is married with three children.He has a fifth degree black belt and chairs the Martial Arts Association in Israel.
Political career
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
Prior to the 2009 elections he was placed twelfth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list, 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.
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.
See also
References
- "Meet Hamad Amar, Yisrael Beiteinu's Druze candidate" Haaretz, 9 February 2009
- ^ 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.
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(help) - Julian, Hana Levi. Polls Project More Druze Knesset Members. Israel National News, 2 February 2009.
- MK Amar bringing clean energy to the North. Yisrael Beiteinu, 19 September 2010.
External links
- Hamad Amar on the Knesset website
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National Unity | |
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United Arab List | |
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