Elias Nakhleh

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Date of birth = 1913
Place of birth = Rameh, Ottoman Empire
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Date of death = 6 September 1990
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Knesset(s) = 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Party = Cooperation and Brotherhood
Former parties = Progress and Development,
Cooperation and Development,
Jewish-Arab Brotherhood
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Elias Nakhleh ( _he. אליאס נח'לה, born 1913, died 6 September 1990) was an Arab citizen of Israel, a former member of the Knesset and Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.

Born in Rameh in the Ottoman Empire (now Israel), he joined the British Army and served in Lebanon. He returned to Israel in 1948. He was first elected to the Knesset in 1959 for the Progress and Development party, and served until 1974. In his last term he served as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.

In 1990 he received the Presidential Medal for his tireless efforts at resolving conflicts and promoting tolerance.

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