Born 1968 in Kafr Qasim, where he chairs the local Islamic Movement branch; former principal of Al Huda School in Ramla; has led Ra'am's parliamentary operations since first being elected in September 2019.
Positions and record
- Focuses on Arab-municipality budgets, planning-status disputes, and electricity hookups in unpermitted Arab housing
- Previously chaired the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
- Socially conservative in line with the Southern Islamic Movement: publicly opposed same-sex relationships as 'unnatural'
- Embraces Ra'am's pragmatic strategy of coalition leverage and integration within Israel's democratic system rather than perpetual opposition
- Pushes regularization of unrecognized Arab and Bedouin housing within Israel's planning framework
- In January 2026 his party agreed to revive the Joint List for the upcoming election while preserving Ra'am's independent post-vote operation
Cite this page
Walid Taha, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/walid-taha