Mansour Abbas | |
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Ministerial roles | |
2021–2022 | Minister without portfolio |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2019 | United Arab List |
2019–2021 | Joint List |
2021– | United Arab List |
Personal details | |
Born | Maghar, Israel | 22 April 1974
Mansour Abbas (Arabic: منصور عباس; Hebrew: מַנְסוּר עַבַּאס; born 22 April 1974)[1] is an Israeli Arab politician. He is currently the leader of the United Arab List and represents the party in the Knesset. He was appointed as the chair of Special Committee on Arab Society Affairs in the Knesset on 27 April 2021.[2] In 2021 Abbas made history by becoming the first Israeli Arab political leader to join an Israeli governing coalition.[3][4] He is a dentist by trade.