Majalli Wahabi
| Majalli Wahabi | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1954 |
| Place of birth | Beit Jann, Israel |
| Knessets | 16, 17, 18 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2003–2005 | Likud |
| 2005–2012 | Kadima |
| 2012–2013 | Hatnuah |
Majalli Wahabi (Arabic: مجلي وهبي, Hebrew: מגלי והבה, also spelled Majalli Wahbee, born 12 February 1954) is an Israeli Druze politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud, Kadima and Hatnuah between 2003 and 2013. He briefly assumed the position of Acting President due to President Moshe Katzav's leave of absence and Interim President Dalia Itzik's trip abroad in February 2007, making him the first non-Jew and the first Druze to act as Israel's head of state.
Wahabi was born on 12 February 1954 in the Druze village of Beit Jann. He earned a B.A. in the History of Islam from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an M.A. in the History of the New Middle East from the University of Haifa.
He served in the Israel Defense Forces. Initially assigned as an instructor at the intelligence school, he joined a Druze infantry battalion and became an officer. He served in the 1982 Lebanon War, and subsequently as a deputy brigade commander in the Golan Heights Division and as a senior Northern Command officer. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Wahabi is married with four children. Wahabi's son, Tomer, is the first Druze member of Israel Army Radio. He is fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, English, and French.
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