Knessets 12 1988–1992 Mapam | 1992 Meretz Name Hussein Faris | |
Date of birth (1935-09-18) 18 September 1935 (age 80) Place of birth Kafr Sha'ar, Mandatory Palestine | ||
Hussein Faris (Arabic: حسين فارس, Hebrew: חוסיין פארס; born 18 September 1935) is an Israeli Arab former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapam and Meretz between 1988 and 1992.
Biography
Born in Kafr Sha'ar during the Mandate era, Faris attended high school in Kafr Yasif, before studying Middle Eastern studies and Arabic literature at the University of Haifa, earning a BA. During his youth he was a member of the Arab Pioneers movement and a member of the board of Hashomer Hatzair.
He went on to join Mapam, and became chief editor of the party's Arabic journal. In 1988 he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list, and became a member of the Education and Culture Committee and the Committee for the Appointment of Qadis. He lost his seat in the 1992 elections shortly after Mapam merged into Meretz.
Faris has also been a member of the board of the Teachers Union, and Chairman of the Committee Against Racism and for Co-existence in the Western Galilee.