Faras Hamdan
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Faras Hamdan was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for Agriculture and Development
between 1951 and 1959.
during the Ottoman era
. In 1944 he was elected head of local council of his village, where he later established a citrus confectionary factory.
In 1951
he was elected to the Knesset as head of the Agriculture and Development list, which was associated with the ruling Mapai
party. The party joined David Ben-Gurion
's government, but Hamdan did not receive a ministerial portfolio.
He was re-elected in 1955
, and again joined the governing coalition. For the 1959 elections
the party was headed by Mahmud A-Nashaf
. It won only one seat and Hamdan lost his place in the Knesset.
He died in 1966.
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for Agriculture and Development
Agriculture and Development
Agriculture and Development was a political party in Israel.-History:Agriculture and Development was an Israeli Arab organisation formed to fight the 1951 elections...
between 1951 and 1959.
Biography
Hamdan was born in Baqa al-GharbiyyeBaqa al-Gharbiyye
Baqa al-Gharbiyye is a predominantly Arab city in the Haifa District in Israel, located near the Green Line. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2001 the city had a total population of 19,200...
during the Ottoman era
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. In 1944 he was elected head of local council of his village, where he later established a citrus confectionary factory.
In 1951
Israeli legislative election, 1951
Elections for the second Knesset were held in Israel on 30 July 1951. Voter turnout was 75.1%.-Results:¹ Rostam Bastuni, Avraham Berman and Moshe Sneh left Mapam and set up the Left Faction. Bastuni later returned to Mapam whilst Berman and Sneh joined Maki. Hannah Lamdan and David Livschitz left...
he was elected to the Knesset as head of the Agriculture and Development list, which was associated with the ruling Mapai
Mapai
Mapai was a left-wing political party in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968...
party. The party joined David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion
' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
's government, but Hamdan did not receive a ministerial portfolio.
He was re-elected in 1955
Israeli legislative election, 1955
Elections for the third Knesset were held in Israel on 26 July 1955. Voter turnout was 82.8%.-Results:Mapai retained its plurality in the Knesset, although its share of the vote dropped by 5.1 and its share of seats dropped from 47 to 40...
, and again joined the governing coalition. For the 1959 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1959
Elections for the fourth Knesset were held in Israel on 3 November 1959. Voter turnout was 81.5%.-Results:¹ The General Zionists and the Progressive Party merged to form the Liberal Party....
the party was headed by Mahmud A-Nashaf
Mahmud A-Nashaf
Mahmud Al-Nashaf was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Agriculture and Development between 1959 and 1961.-Biography:...
. It won only one seat and Hamdan lost his place in the Knesset.
He died in 1966.