Fentahun Seyoum
Fentahun Seyoum | |
|---|---|
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2019 | Kulanu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1971 Ethiopia |
Asher Fentahun Seyoum (Hebrew: אשר פנטהון סיום, born 20 August 1971) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kulanu in 2019.
Biography
[edit]Seyoum made aliyah to Israel from Ethiopia in 1984 at the age of 13.[1] His family initially lived in a Jewish Agency absorption centre in Netanya, and Seyoum went on to attend a boarding school.[1] During his national service, he was a physical education instructor.[1] After leaving the army, he worked in Kfar Haroeh at Ben Yakir for eight years.[1] He later worked at the Wingate Institute, before becoming director of country's largest immigrant absorption centre in Safed.[1]
After joining the new Kulanu party prior to the 2015 elections, Seyoum was placed fourteenth on the party list.[2] Although the party won only ten seats in the elections, Seyoum entered the Knesset on 2 January 2019 as a replacement for Yoav Gallant.[3] Despite being moved up to eighth place for the April 2019 elections, he lost his seat as Kulanu were reduced to four seats.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Ethiopian oleh closes personal circle as Jewish Agency shaliach Jewish Agency
- ^ Kulanu Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine CEC
- ^ Replacements Among Knesset Members Knesset
External links
[edit]- Fentahun Seyoum on the Knesset website