About Faras Hamdan
Lived 1910 – 1966 (aged 55–56). Faras Hamdan was an Israeli and Turkish politician and businessperson.
Faras Hamdan (, ; 1910 – 29 November 1966) was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Agriculture and Development party between 1951 and 1959.
Biography Hamdan was born in Baqa al-Gharbiyye during the Ottoman era. In 1944, he was elected head of local council of his village, where he later established a citrus confectionery factory.
In 1951, he was elected to the Knesset as head of the Agriculture and Development list, which was associated with the ruling Mapai party. The party joined David Ben-Gurion's government, but Hamdan did not receive a ministerial portfolio.
He was re-elected in 1955, and again joined the governing coalition. For the 1959 elections, the party was headed by Mahmud A-Nashaf. It won only one seat and Hamdan lost his place in the Knesset.
He died in 1966.
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Who was Faras Hamdan?
Israeli Arab politician
When was Faras Hamdan born?
Faras Hamdan was born in 1910 in Baqa al-Gharbiyye.
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Faras Hamdan died on 29 November 1966 in Israel.
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Faras Hamdan was a politician and businessperson.
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Faras Hamdan was Israeli and Turkish.
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