David Azulai ( he, דוד אזולאי; 5 May 1954 – 30 October 2018) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the
Knesset for
Shas for over 20 years from 1996 and 2018. He was also
Minister of Religious Services from 2015 until his death in 2018.
Biography
David Azulai was born in
Meknes in
Morocco, and
immigrated to Israel in 1963. From 1973 to 1993, he worked as a teacher and vice principal.
Political career
From 1978 to 1993, he was a member of
Acre's local council and served in the municipality's committees. In 1993, he was elected to
Nahal Iron
Wadi Ara ( ar, وادي عارة, he, ואדי עארה) or Nahal 'Iron ( he, נחל עירון), is a valley and its surrounding area in Israel populated mainly by Arab Israelis. The area is also known as the "Northern Triangle".
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Regional Council, serving as deputy mayor of the council and later as its mayor. He resigned following his
election to the Knesset in 1996. He served as Chairman of the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee (2000–2001) and as Deputy
Minister of Internal Affairs (2001–2003). In the latter post, he was assigned to head of commission regarding the status of the
Falasha.
Following the
2015 elections
The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015.
Africa
* 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015
* 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015
* 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015
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, he was appointed Minister of Religious Services in the
new government. He gave up his Knesset seat in March 2018 under the
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due to an illness, and was replaced by his son
Yinon
Yinon ( he, יִנּוֹן, lit. "it shall flourish") is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The mosh