Walid Khajj Jachja
Walid Chajj Jachja ( Arabic وليد حاج يحيى; Hebrew וליד חאג'-יחיא; also known as Walid Zaddik , in Hebrew ואליד צאדק; * 1936 in Tayyibe ; † March 19, 2015 or March 21, 2015 ibid) was an Arab-Israeli politician who was Deputy Minister of Agriculture from August 4, 1992 to June 18, 1996 as a member of the Meretz family .
Life
Walid Chajj Jachja was born into a family of wealthy farmers, whose ancestors worked their ancestral fertile land for centuries. It was named after the prophet Yahya ibn Zakariyya (Eng. John son of Zechariah ). He also bears the honorary title Hādj in his first name . His father died when he was four years old. Therefore, his mother had to manage the agriculture alone, which became a role model for him. At the age of 18, he studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , where he earned a BA in Sociology and Political Science. For over 23 years he worked as the principal of a high school in Tayyibe and was a member of the central committee of the teachers' association.
politics
First he was a party member of the Machaneh Smol LeJisrael ( Hebrew מחנה שמאל לישראל), also known as Scheli ( Hebrew של"י), an acronym for peace for Israel ( Hebrew שלום לישראל, Shalom LeJisrael ). In the 1977 election he was on their electoral list; although he did not acquire a seat in the Knesset , he entered the Knesset on February 13, 1981, when he replaced Helmut Ostermann . In the 1981 elections, however, he lost his seat in the Knesset.
Later he was a party member of Meretz . In the 1992 election he was on their electoral list and entered the Knesset. On August 4, 1992, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Yitzchak Rabin's government, a position he retained under Shimon Peres ' provisional government. He was re-elected in the 1996 elections, but lost his mandate in the 1999 elections.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry at knesset.gov.il , accessed on June 12, 2018
- ^ Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development , Knesset website, accessed January 29, 2014
Web links
- Knesset website , accessed January 29, 2014
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jachja, Walid Khajj |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | وليد حاج يحيى (Arabic); וליד חאג'-יחיא (Hebrew); Zaddik, Walid; ואליד צאדק (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tayyibe |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2015 |
| Place of death | Tayyibe |