Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf

Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf (Arabic: عبد الله أبو معروف, Hebrew: עבדאללה אבו מערוף; born 30 December 1956) is an Israeli Druze doctor and politician.

Born in Yarka, Israel, Abu Ma'aruf studied medicine in the Soviet Union after receiving a scholarship from the Israeli Communist Party, and gained Russian citizenship.

He specialised in urology and family medicine, and currently works at Carmel Medical Centre.

He was amongst the first conscientious objectors in the Druze community,[1] and is an active member of Physicians for Human Rights.

[4] In 2017 he resigned from the Knesset as part of a rotation agreement and was replaced by Said al-Harumi from the United Arab List.