Outstanding Representatives of The Community
- Faiz Abu Sahiban, Rahat Mayor
- Ouda Tarabin, an Israeli Bedouin imprisoned by Egypt for illegal border crossing
- Dr. Alean Al-Krenawi, PhD, is Dean and Professor at Memorial University's School of Social Work and a former chair of the Spitzer Department of Social Work at, Israel.
- Suleiman Al-Shafhe, a journalist, in the past a Channel 2 reporter covering the Palestinian issues
- Ahmed Alansasra, an artist
- Kamla Abu Zeila, a Bedouin female filmmaker creating socially aware documentaries
- Yusra Abu-Kaff, a Bedouin filmmaker
- Mai Alfrawna, a filmmaker
- Morad Alfrawna, a filmmaker from Rahat, took part in the "Back and Forth" cinematic project
- Ahmad Amrani, one of the leaders of the Green movement. In 2002, established “Green Rahat,” the first environmental organization in Rahat to deal with the city’s environmental problems.
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