Islamist MK Said Al-Harumi Dies of Heart Attack

Jerusalem, 25 August, 2021 (TPS) -- Member of Knesset Said Al-Harumi, a member of the Islamist Ra’am party, died of a heart attack on Tuesday night. He was 49 years old.

He has served as an MK since 2017.

Ra’am is a member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition and Al-Harumi served as Chairman of the Knesset’s Interior and Environmental Protection Committee.

He will be succeeded in the Knesset by Ayman Khatib Yassin, who served in the previous Knesset.

Al-Kharumi was very active in the Bedouin sector. In recent years, in his position as chairman of the High Steering Committee for the Arabs of the Negev, he has been one of the leaders of the struggle against house demolitions of illegal construction and for the recognition of unauthorized localities in the Negev.

The Islamic Movement, of which he was a member, stated “May God have mercy on our dear late Said, and our condolences to his family and tribe in the Negev and to all members of the Islamic Movement and our Palestinian people.”