Conductor politician

Served as a member of the Knesset for Likud, Kadima and HaTnuah between 2003 and 2013

Briefly assumed the position of Acting President due to the President of Israel Mr. Moshe Katsav's leave of absence as well as due to Interim and Acting President of Israel Mrs. Dalia Itzik's diplomatic trips abroad that took place during 2007; making him the first non-jew and the first Druze to be Israel's acting head of state; although assuming it for a mere few short periods during that year

Served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

Initially assigned as an instructor at the intelligence school, he joined a designated Druze infantry battalion and became an officer

Served in the 1982 Lebanon War, and subsequently as a deputy brigade commander in the Golan Heights Division, and as a senior Northern Command officer

Rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel

Fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, English, and French