Hanna Mwais

Hanna Mwais (Arabic: حنا مويس‎, Hebrew: חנא מוויס‎; 1913 – 13 February 1981) was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash between 1977 and his death in 1981.

Hanna Mwais
Date of birth	1913
Place of birth	Rameh, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	13 February 1981
Knessets	9
Faction represented in Knesset
1977–1981	Hadash

Biography

Born in Rameh during the Ottoman era, Mwais was educated at a high school in Acre and the Scottish School in Nazareth. In 1956 he became a member of Rameh's local council, and in 1959 became head of the council. He also served as chairman of the National Committee for Arab Local Governments for a time.

In 1977 he was elected to the Knesset on the Hadash list, and was a member of the Economic Affairs Committee and the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee.

He died on 13 February 1981, with his seat taken by Avraham Levenbraun.[1]

References

1. Knesset Members of the Ninth Knesset Knesset website

External links

• Hanna Mwais on the Knesset website