Moshe Shahal
Moshe Shahal | |
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Minister of Internal Security | |
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| 1969–1991 | Alignment |
| 1991–1999 | Labor Party |
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| Born | 20 May 1934 Baghdad, Iraq |
Moshe Shahal (Hebrew: משה שחל; born 20 May 1934) is a former Israeli politician.
Biography
Born in Baghdad in Iraq, Shahal made aliyah in 1950. He studied economics and political science at the University of Haifa, before graduating with a law degree from Tel Aviv University.
He began his political career when elected to the Haifa Labor Council in 1964, a position he retained until 1971. Between 1964 and 1969, he was also a member of Haifa City Council. For the 1969 Knesset elections he was placed 57th on the Alignment's list, but missed out when the alliance won only 56 seats. Nevertheless, Shahal entered the Knesset on 1 September 1971 as a replacement for the deceased Mordechai Ofer.
He was re-elected in 1974, 1977, 1981, and between 1981 and 1984, served as a Deputy
Following
Although he retained his seat in the
Whilst serving as an MK, Shahal was a permanent observer to the Council of Europe (1974–76) and a permanent representative to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (1976–84). Outside the Knesset, he also served as a chairman of the Israel Consumer's Council. In the 2022 Knesset elections he was given the honorary last spot on the Labor list.
External links
- Moshe Shahal on the Knesset website
- Moshe Shahal Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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