Fateen Mulla

Mulla was born in Yarka and attended school in the village. During his national service in the Israel Defense Forces, he served in the Sword Battalion, receiving an injury that led to him being recognised as a disabled veteran.[1] He remained in the army following the completion of his national service, eventually becoming a lieutenant colonel in the Northern Command.[1]

In the early 1980s he studied at the University of Haifa, gaining a bachelor's degree in general studies.[2] In 1983 he joined the Arab Israel Bank, working as a teller. In 1987 he joined Bituah Leumi, running its collection systems in Maghar and Tiberias. In 1996 he was promoted, becoming director of the Yarka branch, a position he held until 2019.[1] Between 2009 and 2011 he studied for a bachelor's degree in business administration and general management at the College of Management Academic Studies.

Mulla ran for the minority place on the Likud list for the 2015 Knesset elections, but lost to Ayoob Kara. Prior to the April 2019 elections, he was given the thirty-first place on the Likud list,[3] a slot reserved for non-Jewish members.[4] He was subsequently elected to the Knesset as the party won 35 seats. However, he lost his seat in the early elections in September the same year as Likud were reduced to 31 seats.[5]

Mulla is married to Raida and lives in Yarka; the couple have a daughter named Jumana.

• Fateen Mulla on the Knesset website