Hana Sweid

Hana Sweid (Arabic: حنا سويد, Hebrew: חנא סוייד; also spelt Hanna Swaid, born 27 March 1955) is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash from 2006 to 2015.

[1] Born to a Christian Arab family in Eilabun, Sweid studied Civil Engineering at the Technion, gaining a BSc and an MSc.

[3] Sweid began his foray into politics as head of Eilabun local council in 1993, a position he held until 2000.

Since becoming an MK he has led efforts to establish a new Arab city in the north of Israel.

He retired from politics prior to the 2015 elections, although he was given a symbolic 109th place on the Joint List, an alliance of Hadash and other Arab parties.

Hana Sweid with Hisham Zreiq (left).