Afif Abed

Afif Abed (Arabic: عفيف عابد; born 9 February 1974) is an Israeli Druze politician serving as a Member of the Knesset starting January 2025.^[1]

Afif Abed
عفيف عابد
Official portrait, 2025
Faction represented in the Knesset
2025–	Likud
Personal details
Born	9 February 1974 Yarka, Israel
Spouse	Rania Abed
Children	8

Biography

Abed was born in Yarka. He began studying for a general degree at Western Galilee College but has not completed it.

Abed has been a member of Likud's Secretariat and active in the Likud Party since the early 2000s. He ran for the Druze reserved spot in the Likud primaries [he] in 2013 but lost to Ayoob Kara by approximately 10,000 votes.

In 2022, he announced his candidacy for the reserved Druze spot on the Likud list.^[2] After Ayoob Kara won the primaries, Abed appealed to the Likud's tribunal, which declared him the winner of the minorities' slot instead of Kara. He was placed in the 43rd position on Likud's Knesset list ahead of the 2022 election.

Abed entered the Knesset following the resignation of Yoav Gallant.^[3]

Personal life

Abed is married and resides in Yarka.^[4]