Education
He attended Tel Aviv University, where he took Asian and African Studies.
journalist politician Knesset member
He attended Tel Aviv University, where he took Asian and African Studies.
In 1981 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list (an alliance of Mapam and the Labor Party). He was re-elected in 1984, shortly after which Mapam left the Alignment. On 12 July 1988 he left Mapam to join Hadash, due to disappointment with Mapam"s policy towards the First Intifada.
He lost his seat in the 1988 elections.
After leaving politics, he managed and edited the Kul al-Arab newspaper, and later ran a public relations firm. He died in 1994 following a traffic collision.
Born in Jatt during the Mandate era, Wattad was a member of the Israeli Communist Youth and Hashomer Hatzair. A member of Mapam, he edited the Arabic-language version of the party"s newspaper, First Rate (at Lloyd's) HaMishmar.