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Ayoob Kara

Ayoob Kara is an Israeli Druze politician who served as a Likud member of the Knesset between 1999 and 2021 and as Minister of Communications.

born 1955Likud member of the KnessetMinister of CommunicationsDeputy Minister for Negev and Galilee

Born: 12 March 1955, Daliyat al-Karmel
Occupation: politician
Party: Likud
Education: Tel Aviv University

Ayoob Kara was born in 1955 in Daliyat al-Karmel

Kara was born in 1955 in Daliyat al-Karmel, a Druze town near Haifa. He attended an agricultural high school in Kfar Galim. His father served in the IDF in the 1948 war, and members of his family were killed in the conflicts of the region.

In 1976 he played football as a defender for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. He then served in the IDF and was later discharged due to combat stress. He studied law at Ono Academic College and earned a master's degree at Tel Aviv University.

Kara entered the Knesset for Likud in 1999 and served as Deputy Speaker. He opposed the disengagement from Gaza and stayed in Likud when Kadima was formed. He lost his seat in 2006.

He returned to the Knesset in 2009 and became Deputy Minister for the Development of the Negev and Galilee. After the 2015 elections he was Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation. In 2017 he was named Minister of Communications.

He was not reelected in April 2019. He lives in Daliyat al-Karmel with his wife and 5 children.