▁As eli , ▁a ▁phys ician , ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁O de h ▁joined ▁Had ash , ▁and ▁represented ▁it ▁on ▁Ha ifa ▁City ▁Council ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁before ▁becoming ▁the ▁party ' s ▁secretary - general ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁placed ▁ 7 5 th ▁on ▁the ▁party ' s ▁list ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁elections , ▁in ▁which ▁Had ash ▁won ▁four ▁seats . ▁He ▁won ▁sixth ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁party ' s ▁list ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁K ness et ▁elections , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁K ness et , ▁as ▁the ▁party ▁again ▁won ▁four ▁seats . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁announ cement ▁that ▁Had ash ▁leader ▁Moh ammed ▁Bar ake h ▁was ▁res ign ing ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁elections , ▁O de h ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁new ▁leader . ▁In ▁the ▁bu il dup ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁elections , ▁Had ash ▁joined ▁the ▁J oint ▁List , ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁Arab ▁parties . ▁O de h ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁List ' s ▁elect oral ▁list , ▁which ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁put ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁significant ▁parliament ary ▁fa ction ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁K ness et . ▁Anal yst s ▁cred ited ▁the ▁char ism atic ▁O de