Hashem Mahameed
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Hashem Mahameed is a former Israel
Israel
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i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
Knesset
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 for Hadash
Hadash
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, Balad, United Arab List
United Arab List
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 and National Unity – National Progressive Alliance between 1990 and 2003.

Biography

Born in Umm al-Fahm
Umm al-Fahm
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 during the Mandate era, Mahameed studied education at the Hadassim Teachers' Seminary and Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
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, gaining a BA and an MA.

A former mayor of his home city, Mahameed first entered the Knesset on 10 January 1990 on the Hadash
Hadash
Hadash is a Jewish and Arab socialist front of organizations that runs for the Israeli parliament. It currently has four members in the 120-seat Knesset.-Background:...

 list as a replacement for the long-serving Meir Vilner
Meir Vilner
Meir Vilner was an Israeli communist politician and Jewish leader of the Communist Party of Israel , which consisted primarily of Israeli Arabs...

. He was re-elected in 1992, and again in 1996, by which time Hadash were running on a joint list with Balad. On 8 March 1999, shortly before Knesset elections, Mahameed joined Balad, which left its alliance with Hadash.

However, he did not contest the elections on the Balad list, instead winning third place on the United Arab List
United Arab List
The United Arab List , commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Ra'am , is a political party representing and supported by Israeli Arabs...

 list. On 10 December 2002 he left the United Arab List and established a new faction, National Unity – National Progressive Alliance (later renamed Progressive National Alliance
Progressive National Alliance
The Progressive National Alliance , originally known as National Unity – National Progressive Alliance , was a small Israeli Arab political party in Israel in the early 21st century.-Background:...

). The party ran in the 2003 elections with Mahameed as its head, resulting in him losing his seat.

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