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Haneh Hadad

Haneh Hadad was an Israeli Arab police officer and politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Knesset from 1995 to 1996.

1919 to 2020Police murder investigationsLabor Party Knesset memberDeputy Speaker of the Knesset

Born: 19 April 1919, Jish
Died: 5 October 2020, Tur'an
Occupation: politician, diplomat
Party: Israeli Labor Party
Rank: segen

Haneh Hadad was born in 1919 in Jish

Hadad was born in Jish in April 1919. He completed a high school education and then joined the police.

He worked as a detective and reached the rank of Chief Superintendent. He headed the first special investigation team in the murder of Rachel Heller. He also solved the murder of Haim Afargan in Haifa, where one of the killers became a state witness and all the accused received life sentences.

After retiring, he entered politics and served as assistant to the Minister of Police. In the 1981 elections he led the Arab Brotherhood List, which won 0.4% of the vote and did not pass the threshold. In 1988 he joined Israel's delegation to the United Nations.

He ran on the Labor list in 1992 without winning a seat. He entered the Knesset on 5 July 1995 in place of Avraham Burg and became a Deputy Speaker. He lost his seat in the 1996 elections.

Hadad died in Turan on 5 October 2020.