Masaad Kassis
| Masaad Kassis | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 November 1918 |
| Place of birth | Mi'ilya, Palestine |
| Date of death | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day |
| Knessets | 2, 3 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1951–1959 | Democratic List for Israeli Arabs |
Masaad Kassis (Arabic: مسعد قسيس, Hebrew: מסעד קסיס; born 1 November 1918, died 25 December 1989) was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs between 1951 and 1959.
Biography
Born in Mi'ilya, Kassis attended Kadoorie Agricultural High School. In 1945 he helped establish the Co-operative Tobacco Marketing Association, and was its secretary. In 1950 he helped found the Co-operative Vegetable Marketing Association together with the Histadrut.[1]
In 1951 he was amongst the founders of the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, and was elected to the Knesset on its list in the elections that year. He retained his seat in the 1955 elections, but the party did not participate in the 1959 elections and he lost his seat.
In 1969 he became head of Mi'ilya's local council. He died in 1989 at the age of 71.
References
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- Masaad Kassis on the Knesset website
- ↑ Masaad Kassis: Public Activities Knesset website
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- Articles containing Arabic-language text
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- 1918 births
- 1989 deaths
- Arab politicians in Israel
- Members of the 2nd Knesset (1951–55)
- Members of the 3rd Knesset (1955–59)
- People from Northern District (Israel)
- Democratic List for Israeli Arabs politicians
