Gadeer Mreeh

Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh (, , , born 21 June 1984) is an Israeli Druze politician and journalist. She became the first Druze woman to anchor a Hebrew-language news program on Israeli television in 2017. In April 2019, she was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Blue and White alliance, making history as the first Druze woman to become a Member of the Knesset. She was subsequently elected to the Knesset as part of the Blue and White alliance in the September 2019 and March 2020 elections. She left Blue and White on 29 March 2020 and joined Yesh Atid. In June 2021, Kamal-Mreeh became the Jewish Agency's first Druze emissary to the US, based in Washington DC.

Early life, family and education Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh was born in Daliyat al-Karmel, a village on Mount Carmel, to a Druze family. Having an interest in journalism since her youth, she volunteered for a local TV station at age 12.

Kamal-Mreeh holds a degree with honors from Bar-Ilan University, in social science and medical imaging, and a master’s degree with honors in International Relations from University of Haifa, specializing in negotiations and making decisions in international relations. When she joined the faction, she stated that one of her goals was to amend Israel's Nation-State Bill, which specifies the nature of the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. She is the first Druze woman to become a Member of the Knesset. Kamal Mreeh co-chaired the Israel-Germany friendship group and chaired the Israel-Switzerland parliamentary friendship group.

Awards Gadeer is a Munich Young Leaders Alumni and in 2021 was chosen by the World Economic Forum as one of the young global leaders.

In the same year Gadeer was also awarded the knight of Government Quality by The Movement for Quality Government in Israel.

Personal life She is married to Shadi Mreeh, an electrical and electronics engineer. They have two sons.