Abdulwahab Darawshe

Abdulwahab Darawshe was born in 1943 in Iksal

Darawshe was born on 12 October 1943 in Iksal. He attended Nazareth High School. He then earned a degree in education and history from the University of Haifa.

He worked as a teacher and as a high school principal in Iksal. He was also a supervisor for the Ministry of Education and sat on the central committee of the Teachers' Union. He chaired the Arab Association for Education and Grants in Nazareth.

Darawshe joined Mapai in 1965. He entered the Knesset on the Alignment list in 1984. In 1988 he left the party in protest over the government's handling of the Intifada and formed his own faction, named the Arab Democratic Party.

His party won 1 seat in the 1988 election and 2 seats in 1992. In that term he chaired the subcommittees on Arab education and on the status of Arab women. In 1996 his party ran jointly with the United Arab List, and he chaired its Knesset faction.

He lost his seat in the 1999 election and later held symbolic places on party lists. He died at his home in Iksal on 10 March 2026.