Dr. Yasir Hujeirat, a MK for the Ra’am party. Prior to that he was a laboratory manager in My Heritage and in the past was the head of research management of Ziv Medical Center and was in charge of planning the establishment of a laboratory of genetic microchips in Carmel Medical Center in Haifa (leading the project and genetic advice). In HaEmek Hospital in Afula, he established and directed the molecular genetics laboratory and in addition to research and academic roles, he served in various management roles and was the CEO of Alfanar Ltd., was the Mayor of the Local Council Bir al-Maksur, and served as a board member in government companies. Yasir received his Ph.D. in genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and conducted his post-doctoral research on the genetics of cancer at the Technion in Haifa and at the Imperial Cancer Research Centre in England on the genetics of breast cancer. He lives in Bir al-Maksur