Ayoob Kara
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| Date of birth | 12 March 1955 |
| Place of birth | Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel |
| Knessets | 15, 16, 18, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1999–2006 | Likud |
| 2009–2013 | Likud |
| 2015– | Likud |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2017– | Minister in the Prime Minister's Office |
Ayoob Kara (Arabic: أيوب قرا, Hebrew: איוב קרא, also Ayoub or Ayub; born 12 March 1955) is a Druze-Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.
Kara was born in Daliyat al-Karmel, a Druze town near Haifa, in 1955. He went to an agricultural high school in Kfar Galim. He served in the Israel Defense Forces reserve and attained the rank of major before being discharged for posttraumatic stress disorder. Serving alongside Jews before and after the establishment of Israel has been a source of family pride; his uncle was killed during the Arab revolt in 1939 and his father served in the IDF during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Another uncle was also killed by Arabs then and two of his brothers were killed in action in the 1982 Lebanon War. Following his national service, Kara studied Business Administration. Today, he lives in Daliyat al-Karmel with his wife and five children.
Kara was placed 35th on the Likud-Gesher-Tzomet list, which won 32 seats in the 1996 elections. He urged Likud party chairman Ariel Sharon to campaign for the Arab vote. Sharon agreed on the importance of it and the need for an Arab minister in government. Kara was elected in 1999, becoming the third Druze Likud MK in history, after Amal Nasser el-Din and Assad Assad. He was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Workers. He retained his seat in the 2003 elections and became chairman of the Anti-Drug Committee. Speaking out during the Second Intifada, he condemned Arab MKs for incitement.
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