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Masud Ghnaim

Masud Ghnaim is an Israeli Arab politician and educator who served in the Knesset for the United Arab List from 2009 to 2019.

born 1965Knesset member for United Arab ListChairing the Joint List factionEducation work in Sakhnin

Born: 14 February 1965, Sakhnin
Occupation: politician, educator, historian
Party: United Arab List
Education: University of Haifa

Masud Ghnaim was born in 1965 in Sakhnin

Ghnaim was born in Sakhnin on 14 February 1965. He is married and has 4 children.

He earned a BA in Middle East history at the University of Haifa. He also holds an MA in political science from the same university.

He taught history and worked in social education at a high school in Sakhnin. From 1999 to 2001 he ran the city's cultural center. He was active in the Islamic Movement, led its Sakhnin branch from 2000 to 2007, and sat on the Sakhnin council from 2003 to 2005.

Placed fourth on the United Arab List and Ta'al slate, he entered the Knesset in 2009 and was reelected in 2013 and 2015. He sat on the Education, Culture and Sports Committee and chaired lobbies on violence and education in Arab society. In the 20th Knesset he chaired the Joint List faction.

He retired from national politics before the April 2019 elections. He held only a symbolic 112th place on that slate.