List of Arab citizens of Israel

This is a list of notable Israeli Arab citizens.

Academia

 * Ghazi Falah, geographer
 * Nur-eldeen Masalha, writer, historian, and academic

Culture

 * Hiam Abbass, actress and film director
 * Talleen Abu Hanna, Miss Trans Israel
 * Mira Awad, represented Israel at Eurovision Song Contest
 * Mohammad Bakri, actor and film director
 * Elham Dwairy Tabry, author
 * Emile Habibi, writer of literature
 * Yoseph Haddad, journalist
 * Rashid Hussein, poet, orator, journalist and Arabic-Hebrew translator
 * Sayed Kashua, author and journalist
 * Salman Masalha, poet, writer, essayist and translator
 * Samih al-Qasim, poet
 * Rana Raslan, Miss Israel 1999
 * Anton Shammas, poet and translator
 * Nas Daily, vlogger

Elected office

 * Mansour Abbas, Knesset member for United Arab List party
 * Hamad Abu Rabia, Knesset member for United Arab List
 * Waleed Alhwashla, Knesset member for United Arab List
 * Sarhan Bader, political activist
 * Mohammad Barakeh, Knesset member for Hadash party
 * Azmi Bishara, Knesset member for Balad party
 * Yasir Hujeirat, Knesset member for United Arab List
 * Hussniya Jabara, Knesset member for Meretz party
 * Ayoob Kara, Knesset member for Likud party, Israeli Minister of Communications
 * Raleb Majadele, Knesset member for the Israeli Labor Party, Israeli Minister of Science, Technology and Space
 * Issam Makhoul, Knesset member for Hadash
 * Nawaf Massalha, Knesset member for Labor Party, Israeli Deputy Minister of Health
 * Mohammed Miari, Knesset member for Progressive List for Peace party
 * Muhammad Al-Nabari, Mayor of Hura
 * Ayman Odeh, Knesset member for Hadash
 * Raed Salah, Mayor of Umm al-Falm
 * Ibrahim Sarsur, Knesset member for United Arab List
 * Hana Sweid, Knesset member for Hadash
 * Wasil Taha, Knesset member for Balad
 * Salah Tarif, Knesset member for Labor Party, Israeli Minister without Portfolio
 * Ahmad Tibi, Knesset member for Ta'al party
 * Rifaat Turk, Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv
 * Jamal Zahalka, Knesset member for Balad
 * Tawfiq Ziad, Knesset member for Hadash and Mayor of Nazareth

Law

 * Salim Joubran, Israeli Supreme Court justice from 2004 to 2017
 * George Karra, Israeli Supreme Court justice from 2017 to 2022, presiding judge finding Israeli President Moshe Katsav guilty of rape
 * Elias Khoury, lawyer
 * Abdel Rahman Zuabi, former Israeli Supreme Court justice, became first Arab-Israeli Supreme Court Justice in 1999

Military

 * Imad Fares, IDF brigadier general
 * Yusef Mishleb, IDF major general
 * Amos Yarkoni (Abd el-Majid Hidr), IDF lieutenant colonel

Public service

 * Ishmael Khaldi, Israeli deputy consul in San Francisco
 * Ali Yahya, former Israeli ambassador to Finland

Sports

 * Mohamed Abu Arisha (born 1997) - professional and Team Israel basketball player
 * Zahi Armeli (born 1957) - Team Israel footballer
 * Marian Awad (born 1996) - Team Israel footballer
 * Walid Badir (born 1974) - Team Israel footballer
 * Mu'nas Dabbur (born 1992) - professional and Team Israel footballer
 * Hatem Abd Elhamed (born 1991) - professional and Team Israel footballer
 * Mohammad Ghadir (born 1991) - Team Israel footballer
 * Marc Hinawi (born 1997) - Team Israel swimmer
 * Beram Kayal (born 1988) - professional and Team Israel footballer
 * Adam Maraana (born 2003) - Team Israel swimmer
 * Eduard Meron (born 1938) - Israeli Olympic weightlifter
 * Azmi Nassar - football manager
 * Dia Saba (born 1992) - professional and Team Israel footballer
 * Ranin Salameh (born 1996) - Team Israel footballer
 * Iyad Shalabi (born 1987) - Team Israel Paralympic champion swimmer
 * Nora Shanab (born 1987) - Team Israel footballer
 * Abbas Suan (born 1976) - Team Israel footballer
 * Salim Tuama (born 1979) - professional and Team Israel footballer
 * Rifaat Turk (born 1954) - Team Israel Olympic footballer