Assad Assad

Assad Assad (Arabic: أسعد أسعد, Hebrew: אסעד אסעד; born 10 February 1944) is an Israeli Druze former officer, diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 1996.

Born in Beit Jann during the Mandate era, Assad joined the IDF, and remained in it as a career soldier.

He gained a BA in political science and history of the Middle East from the University of Haifa, and in 1980 became a member of the Israeli delegation to the United Nations.

He later became an advisor to the Prime Minister on Druze affairs, and was also a member of the Israeli delegation to the Madrid peace talks in 1991.

He was one of the few Likud MKs to vote for the Oslo Accords.