Niven Abu Rahmoun

Niven Abu Rahmoun
Date of birth 1982
Knessets 20
Faction represented in Knesset
2018– Joint List

Niven Abu Rahmoun (Arabic: نيفين ابو رحمون, Hebrew: ניבין אבו רחמון; born 1982) is an Israeli Arab politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the Joint List.

Biography

Before entering politics, Abu Rahmoun was a teacher at the high school in Bu'eine Nujeidat betwee 2008 and 2018.[1]

A member of Balad,[2] Abu Rahmoun was placed 19th on the Joint List (an alliance of the four main Arab parties) prior to the 2015 Knesset elections.[3] Although the party won only 13 seats, Abu Rahmoun entered the Knesset on 8 August 2018 as a replacement for Wael Younis as part of a rotation agreement within the alliance.[2]

References

  1. Public Activities Knesset website
  2. 1 2 Edelstein refuses to sign MK's Arabic resignation letter The Jerusalem Post, 8 August 2018
  3. Joint List Central Election Commission
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