Afif Abed
Afif Abed | |
|---|---|
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2025– | Likud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1974 Yarka, Israel |
Afif Abed (born 9 February 1974) is an Israeli Druze politician serving as a Member of the Knesset starting January 2025.[1]
Biography
Abed was born in Yarka. He began studying for a general degree at Western Galilee College but has not completed it.
Abed has been a member of Likud's Secretariat and active in the Likud Party since the early 2000s. He ran for the Druze reserved spot in the Likud primaries in 2013 but lost to Ayoob Kara by approximately 10,000 votes.
In 2022, he announced his candidacy for the reserved Druze spot on the Likud list.[2] After Ayoob Kara won the primaries, Abed appealed to the Likud's tribunal, which declared him the winner of the minorities' slot instead of Kara. He was placed in the 43rd position on Likud's Knesset list ahead of the 2022 election.
Abed entered the Knesset following the resignation of Yoav Gallant.[3]
Personal life
Abed is married and resides in Yarka.[4]
References
- ^ "Druze Likud member Abed Afif expected to replace Gallant in the Knesset". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ הכרמל, פורטל. "דרמה במגזר הדרוזי בליכוד". פורטל הכרמל והצפון (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "גלנט מתפטר: עבד עפיף, נציג הדרוזים בליכוד, צפוי להיכנס במקומו לכנסת". Israel Hayom. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ חלבי, עינב (2 January 2025). "המועמד הדרוזי להחליף את גלנט בכנסת: "לא רואה בעיה בחוק הלאום"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
External links
Afif Abed on the Knesset's website
Haseen Halabi, Afif: "Likud is the warm home for Druze", Carmel and North Portal, 13 October 2022,
Eli Hazan, Afif Abed: A True Likudnik and Social Advocate, Likudnik, 5 November 2012