Ali Salalha

Ali Salalha is an Israeli Druze politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Meretz from 2021 to 2022.

Early life and education

Salalha's hometown is Beit Jann, a Druze village on Mount Meron in northern Israel.
Prior to entering politics, Salalha was the principal of Beit Jann Comprehensive High School.

A member of Meretz, Salalha was placed fifth on the Party's electoral list for the April 2019 [Israeli legislative election|April 2019 elections], but was not elected as it won four seats. He was then a Democratic Union candidate for the September 2019 elections, but quit the alliance on 7 September 2019 in protest at Ehud Barak's inclusion on its list.
He was placed ninth on the Meretz list for the March 2021 elections. Although he initially missed out on a seat as the party won six seats, he entered the Knesset on 18 July 2021 as a replacement for Issawi Frej, who had resigned under the Norwegian [Law (Israel)|Norwegian Law] after being appointed Minister of Regional Cooperation. He was placed fourth on the Meretz list for the 2022 elections, in which the party did not win any seats.