Rahamim Malul ( he, רחמים מלול, born 29 April 1946) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for

Shas Shas ( he, ש״ס) is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily ...

between 1999 and 2003, and is the current mayor of

Rehovot Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu moveme ...

Biography

Born in Morocco, Malul made

aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the State of Israel. Traditionally descri ...

to Israel in 1960. He studied at a teachers' college, and worked as a teacher and administrator. He was elected onto

city council, where he served three terms. In August 1996 he was appointed head of the local council of the Bedouin city of

Kuseife Kuseife ( ar, كسيفة) or Kseifa ( he, כְּסֵיפָה) is a Bedouin town ( local council) in the Southern District of Israel. Kuseife was founded in 1982 as part of a government project to settle Bedouins in permanent settlements. In 1996 ...

by the

Ministry of Internal Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministr ...

. In the 1999 elections Malul was placed 12th on the Shas list,Parties and Lists
The Jerusalem Post and entered the Knesset when the party won 17 seats. He lost his seat in the 2003 elections He became mayor of

in 2009 after the resignation of Shuki Forer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malul, Rahamim 1946 births 20th-century Moroccan Jews Moroccan emigrants to Israel Israeli educators Mayors of local councils in Israel Mayors of places in Israel People from Rehovot Living people Shas politicians Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003)