Khader Abu-Seif was born c. 1988 to a Palestinian Arab Muslim family from Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel.^[2] His grandparents grew up as Arab Palestinians in the British Mandate of Palestine before the formation of the state of Israel. Abu-Seif was raised in Jaffa and is an Arab citizen of Israel but also identifies as a Palestinian.^[3]

Abu-Seif is a copywriter and works for Time Out Tel Aviv. In 2015, Abu-Seif was one of three gay Arab activists profiled in the documentary film Oriented.^[4]^[5] In March 2016, he was featured as "Celebration #109", an exhibit by photographer Xavier Klaine.^[2]

Abu-Seif currently works in public relations for the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, where he has been involved in various communications and media efforts. In late September 2023, he and his husband, Aviv Agami, welcomed their first child, a son named Albi, born through surrogacy in the United States.^[6] The couple decided to expand their family and began the surrogacy process abroad, launching a crowdfunding campaign. With significant help from friends, family, and the public, they were able to finance the procedure. As an Arab citizen of Israel and a Jewish Israeli, Abu-Seif and Agami expressed their hope to raise their child in an environment of love, peace, and acceptance, reflecting their shared commitment to coexistence and challenging societal norms.^[7]^[8]

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