Ebrahim Daoud Nonoo
Ebrahim Daoud Nonoo (Arabic: إبراهيم داوود نونو, Hebrew: אברהם דוד נונו, also known as Abraham David Nonoo, born: 1960 [1]) is a Bahraini businessman. He sat in the appointed upper house of the Bahraini Parliament's Shura Council between 2001-2006,[2][3] the first and only Jewish member of the Council.[4] He is the current CEO of the Basma Company[5] and president of the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC)[3]
Ebrahim Daoud Nonoo | |
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| Shura Council | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Houda Nonoo |
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| Born | 1960 |
| Residence | Bahrain |
The Nonoo family is originally from Basra, Iraq having moved to Bahrain over a century ago along with hundreds of Jews from Iraq who sought economic opportunities there, but continued to speak the Basrawi dialect (which is a dialect of Iraqi-Arabic).[6][7] In 2006, Nonoo financed repairs to the country's only synagogue.
References
- Reyes, Nancy (29 April 2008). "A Jewish Ambassador in an Arab Land". Blogger News Network. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- בחריין: יהודיה תכהן בפרלמנט (in Hebrew). Walla!. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
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