- Hana Sweid
MKs
Date of birth =
27 March 1955
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Date of death =
Knesset(s) = 17th (current)
Party =Hadash
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Gov't roles =Dr Hana Sweid ( _ar. حنا سويد, _he. חנא סוייד, also spelt Hanna Swaid, born
27 March 1955 ) is an Israeli Arab politician and member of theKnesset forHadash .Born in
Eilabun , an Israeli Arab village between theSea of Galilee andNazareth , Sweid studied Civil Engineering at the Technion, gaining aBachelor of Science and aMaster of Science . Further studies led to him receiving aDoctor of Science in Civil Engineering and Urban Planning. After his studies he worked as an engineer and also lectured at theUniversity of Reading inEngland from 1990 until 1993. He became a member of the National Council for Planning and Construction in 1995, leaving it in 2003, the year in which he became Director General of the Arab Center for Alternative Planning, a position he held until 2006.He began his foray into politics as head of Eilabun local council in 1993, a position he held until 2000. He was first elected to the Knesset in the 2006 elections. Since becoming an MK he had led efforts to establish a new Arab city in the north of Israel. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/826015.html MKs from across spectrum back bill on new Arab city in north] Haaretz, 14 February 2007]
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