Raed Salah Abu Shakra (Arabic: ???? ?????, Hebrew: ???? ????; born 1958) is the leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel.
He was born in Umm al-Fahm, Israel, and was elected as the mayor of that city three times: in 1989, 1993, and 1997.
He has eight children, and is a former poet.In 2003, he was arrested in Israel on suspicion of funding Hamas, and of having contact with an Iranian intelligence agent; he was released in 2005 in a deal which banned him from leaving Israel.
In 2010, he served a five-month sentence after being convicted of assaulting a police officer and leading a violent demonstration.In 2011, Salah entered the United Kingdom, but it was then found that he had been banned a few hours previously.
He was arrested, but his ban was overturned by an immigration court.