Avraham Michaeli

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2006–2015
Avraham Michaeli
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Michaeli in 2013
Faction represented in the Knesset Shas
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Born (1957-03-29) 29 March 1957 (age 68)
Kulashi, Soviet Union

Avraham Michaeli (Hebrew : אברהם מיכאלי; born 29 March 1957) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 2006 and 2015.

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Biography

Born in Kulashi in the Soviet Union (today in Georgia) as Abraam Mikhelashvili (Georgian :აბრაამ მიხელაშვილი), Michaeli made aliyah to Israel on 29 June 1971. [1] He studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion, and he attended Bar-Ilan University where he studied law, gaining an LLB in 1984. [1] In 2006 he was placed twelfth on the Shas list for the Knesset elections that year, [2] and became a Knesset member after the party won 12 seats. He retained his seat in the 2009 elections, having been placed eleventh on the Shas list. He was re-elected for a third term in 2013 after again being placed eleventh on the party's list. [3]

He was placed eighth on the Shas list for the 2015 elections, but lost his seat as the party was reduced to seven seats. [4]

Michaeli currently lives in Or Yehuda.

References

  1. 1 2 Avraham Michaeli: Particulars Knesset website
  2. ↑ Shas Knesset website
  3. ↑ Shas Central Elections Committee (in Hebrew)
  4. ↑ Shas list Central Elections Committee
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