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Hanna Mwais

Hanna Mwais was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash from 1977 until his death in 1981.

1913 to 1981Hadash member of the KnessetHead of the Rameh local councilChairing the Arab local governments committee

Died: 13 February 1981, Rameh
Occupation: politician
Party: Hadash

Hanna Mwais was born in 1913 in Rameh

Hanna Mwais was born in Rameh in 1913, during the Ottoman era. He studied at a high school in Acre and at the Scottish School in Nazareth.

He served in the Mandate police as an instructor at the police school and as a police officer.

In 1956 he joined the Rameh local council, and in 1959 he became its head. He also chaired the National Committee for Arab Local Governments for a time.

In the 1977 elections he was fifth on the Hadash list and entered the Knesset when the party won 5 seats. He sat on the Economic Affairs Committee and the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee.

He died on 13 February 1981, and Avraham Levenbraun took his seat.