Hamad Amar

חמד עמאר

MK and Deputy Speaker of the Knesset; former Minister in the Finance Ministry (2021-2022)

IDF veteran (1982-1986), attorney, and founder of a Druze youth movement, first elected in 2009; embodies the loyal partnership between the Druze community and the State of Israel.

Positions and record

Crossed into the Syrian buffer zone in 2025 to bring Israeli Druze home and coordinated a historic visit of Syrian Druze to Israel after 50 years of closed borders
Champions full statutory recognition and equal benefits for the Druze community, whose sons serve in the IDF
Backs universal IDF service obligations applied equitably across all sectors of Israeli society
Condemned the 2025 massacres of Syrian Druze and Alawites and supports Israel's protection of Druze populations across the border
Joined the 2018 Druze petition seeking enhanced recognition of his community within the Nation-State Law framework

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Hamad Amar, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/hamad-amar