Rahamim Malul (; born 29 April 1946) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...

for

Shas Shas () is a Haredi Judaism, Haredi religious List of political parties in Israel, political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardic Jews, Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until ...

between 1999 and 2003 and was mayor of

Rehovot Rehovot (, / ) is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu (movement), Bilu movement, proposed the name "Rehovot ...

from 2009 to 2024.

Biography

Born in Morocco, Malul made

aliyah ''Aliyah'' (, ; ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel or the Palestine (region), Palestine region, which is today chiefly represented by the Israel ...

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 () or Kseifa () 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 it was declared a local council, and ...

by the

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. In the 1999 elections Malul was placed 12th on the Shas list, 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, remaining in office until losing the mayoralty in the 2024 municipal elections.

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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 People from Rehovot Living people Shas politicians Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003)