Amihai Eliyahu
Appearance
Amihai Eliyahu | |
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Ministerial roles | |
2022– | Minister of Jerusalem Affairs |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2022–2023 | Otzma Yehudit |
Personal details | |
Born | April 24, 1979 |
Amihai Ben-Eliyahu (Hebrew: עמיחי בן אליהו, born 24 April 1979),[1][2] commonly known as Amihai Eliyahu (Hebrew: עמיחי אליהו), is an Israeli politician and activist who serves as Minister of Heritage since 2022. Eliyahu also briefly served as a member of Knesset for Otzma Yehudit following the 2022 Israeli legislative election.
Biography
Eliyahu is the son of Shmuel Eliyahu and the grandson of Mordechai Eliyahu, the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
Political career
Eliyahu was placed fourth on the Otzma Yehudit list in the 2022 Israeli legislative election,[3] and became an MK.[4] He became Minister for Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage on 29 December 2022 and resigned from the Knesset on 1 January 2023 as part of the Norwegian Law.[2][5]
References
- ^ הציונות הדתית בראשות בצלאל סמוטריץ ועוצמה יהודית בראשות איתמר בן גביר [Religious Zionism led by Bezalel Smotrich and Otzma Yehudit led by Itamar Ben Gvir] (in Hebrew). Government of Israel. 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b "חבר הכנסת עמיחי אליהו". Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Ido Ben Porat (21 August 2022). "Rabbi Amihai Eliyahu joins Otzma Yehudit". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Michael Bachner; Staff writer (15 November 2022). "As 25th Knesset sworn in, president urges MKs to end "addiction" to toxic discourse". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "אחרי שמונה לשר: עמיחי אליהו התפטר מהכנסת". Srugim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 January 2023.