Raleb Majadele
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1953 |
| Place of birth | Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Israel |
| Knessets | 16, 17, 18, 19 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2004–2009 | Labor Party |
| 2010–2013 | Labor Party |
| 2014–2015 | Labor Party |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2007 | Minister without Portfolio |
| 2007–2009 | Minister of Science, Culture & Sport |
Raleb Majadele (Arabic: غالب مجادلة, Levantine Arabic: [ˈɣaːleb maˈʒaːdele]; Hebrew: ראלב מג'אדלה, [ˈʁäleb mäˈd͡ʒädele]; also spelt Ghaleb Majadele, born 5 April 1953) is an Israeli Arab politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party in three spells between 2004 and 2015, and became the country's first Muslim minister when appointed Minister without Portfolio on 28 January 2007.
Born in Baqa al-Gharbiyye, as a teenager Majadele was a member of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement, becoming its secretary.
A businessman, he became secretary of the Regional Workers Council, and headed the Education and Sport department of the Histadrut trade union.
He joined the Labor Party, and was placed twentieth on the party's list for the 2003 Knesset elections. Although the party won only 19 seats, Majadele entered the Knesset on 28 June 2004 as a replacement for Avraham Burg, who had resigned. He was re-elected in the 2006 elections.
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