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Ahmed Dabbah

Ahmed Dabbah is an Israeli Arab politician and businessman who served as a Kadima member of the Knesset from 2012 to 2013 and as mayor of Deir al-Asad.

born 1955Kadima member of the KnessetMayor of Deir al-AsadSaleh Dabbah and Sons business group

Born: 27 January 1955, Deir al-Asad
Occupation: politician, businessperson
Party: Likud, Kadima

Ahmed Dabbah was born in 1955 in Deir al-Asad

Ahmed Dabbah was born on 27 January 1955 in Deir al-Asad. He is married, has 9 children and lives in Deir al-Asad.

He began working as a primary school teacher. He later became the owner and CEO of Saleh Dabbah and Sons, a group of businesses that includes supermarkets and a slaughterhouse. He also built the Dabbah shopping mall in Deir al-Asad.

He joined Likud in 1992 and moved to Kadima after it was founded in 2005. He was 51st on the Kadima list in 2006 and 36th in 2009, and did not win a seat either time. He also headed the Shaghur council and supported Shaul Mofaz in the Kadima leadership race, and some called him a vote contractor, a label he rejects.

He entered the Knesset on 16 August 2012, replacing Avi Dichter, and was the first non-Druze Arab MK of Kadima. He was 9th on the list in 2013 and lost his seat when the party fell to 2 seats. In 2013 he was elected head of the Deir al-Asad council with 93.5% of the vote in the second round.