Hamed Abu Daabas

Sheikh Hamed Abu Daabas (Arabic: حماد ابو دعابس‎‎, Hebrew: חמאד אבו דעאבס‎‎) is a Bedouin citizen of Israel and the chairman of the southern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel.

Abu Daabas was elected as the chairman of the southern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel in April 2010, replacing Ibrahim Sarsur. Abu Daabas is known for his opinions in family affairs such as his opposition to Cousin marriage in the Bedouin society and his support for the compromising Islamic approach to abortion that allows the procedure with some limitations.

Daabas was born in December 1961 to a family of the clan of Al-Hezeel (part of the Tiyaha tribe). In 1976 he moved with his family to the newly-established city of Rahat, where he joined the local schools. In 1981 Daabas started learning Behavioural sciences at the Ben Gurion University, where he also learned Social Sciences, Psychology and Cultural studies. In 1998 he started studying Political Science and Management science at the Sapir Academic College where he received his Bachelor's degree with honors. He worked at the college as a lecturer for four years.

He acquired his religious knowledge from reading books and from being a student of Sheikh Abdullah Nimar Darwish, the founder of the Islamic Movement.

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