Avraham Duvdevani
Avraham Duvdevani | |
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| אברהם דובדבני | |
| File:אברהם דובדבני במצפור הסיירים.png | |
| Chairman, Jewish National Fund | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Danny Atar |
| Chairman, World Zionist Organization | |
| In office June 2010 – October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Yaakov Hagoel |
| Succeeded by | Ze'ev Bielski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1945 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Avraham Duvdevani (Hebrew: אברהם דובדבני; born August 5, 1945) is an Israeli politician and activist who served as the chairman of the World Zionist Organization and is currently the chairman of the Jewish National Fund.[1]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Duvdevani was born in Jerusalem on August 5, 1945, to an Orthodox Jewish and Zionist family. He attended Netiv Meir Yeshiva and the Kfar Hasidim Yeshiva. He then enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces as a paratrooper and participated in the occupation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War.[2][3] He proceeded to earn a bachelor's degree in Jewish history and educational administration and a master's degree in sociology of education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[4][2]
Political career
[edit | edit source]In 2010, he was unanimously elected the chairman of the World Zionist Organization. Among other roles, he had been the Director General of World Bnei Akiva, the head of the Informal Education track at Orot Israel College, and a member of the board of governors and an executive for the Jewish Agency.[5] In 2020, it was announced that he would become the global chairman of the Jewish National Fund.[1][6] He assumed the role on November 15, 2020. Duvdevani is married with four children and lives in Ramat Gan.[1]
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