Politicsע'דיר כמאל מריח

Gadeer Mreeh

Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh is an Israeli Druze journalist and politician who became the first Druze woman to serve in the Knesset, in 2019.

born 1984First Druze woman in the KnessetAnchoring Hebrew and Arabic newscastsJewish Agency emissary in Washington

Born: 21 June 1984, Daliyat al-Karmel
Occupation: ambassador
Party: Blue and White Israel Resilience Party
Education: University of Haifa, Bar-Ilan University

Gadeer Mreeh was born in 1984 in Daliyat al-Karmel

Kamal-Mreeh was born in 1984 in Daliyat al-Karmel, a village on Mount Carmel, to a Druze family. Her father was a building contractor. She was drawn to journalism from a young age and volunteered at a local TV station.

She earned a bachelor's degree with honors in social science and medical imaging from Bar-Ilan University. She then earned a master's degree with honors in international relations from the University of Haifa. She worked as a vascular ultrasound technician before returning to media.

In 2011 she began hosting an Arabic youth magazine on public television. In 2015 she became the anchor of the main Arabic newscast. In 2017 she began anchoring the main Hebrew Saturday newscast, the first non-Jewish woman to anchor a main Hebrew newscast.

In 2019 she joined Israel Resilience and was elected to the Knesset on the Blue and White list. She chaired caucuses on planning and on the advancement of Druze women. In March 2020 she left the party for Yesh Atid, and she did not run in the next election.

In June 2021 she became a Jewish Agency emissary in Washington DC. She is married to Shadi Mreeh, and they have two sons.