Niven Abu Rahmoun (Arabic: نيفين ابو رحمون, Hebrew: ניבין אבו רחמון; born 24 November 1981) is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Joint List between 2018 and 2019.
Niven Abu Rahmoun | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2018–2019 | Joint List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1981 Reineh, Israel |
Biography
editAbu Rahmoun was born in Reineh, a town in northern Israel to Arab Christian parents. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and communications, before studying for a master's degree in political science at Bar-Ilan University.[1] She subsequently worked as teacher at the high school in Bu'eine Nujeidat between 2008 and 2018, teaching civics.[1]
A member of Balad since 1998,[1] Abu Rahmoun was placed 19th on the Joint List (an alliance of the four main Arab parties) prior to the 2015 Knesset elections.[2] Although the party won only 13 seats, Abu Rahmoun entered the Knesset on 8 August 2018 as a replacement for Wael Younis as part of a rotation agreement within the alliance.[3] She did not contest the April 2019 elections, and lost her seat.
Married with two children, Abu Rahmoun lives in Bu'eine Nujeidat.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Biography Knesset
- ^ Joint List Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine Central Election Commission
- ^ Edelstein refuses to sign MK's Arabic resignation letter The Jerusalem Post, 8 August 2018
External links
edit- Niven Abu Rahmoun on the Knesset website