Fentahun Seyoum

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.

Fentahun Seyoum
Date of birth (1971-08-20) 20 August 1971
Place of birthEthiopia
Year of aliyah1984
Knessets20
Faction represented in Knesset
2019Kulanu

Biography

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 Galant.[3] Despite being moved up to eighth place for the April 2019 elections, he lost his seat as Kulanu were reduced to four seats.

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References
  1. Ethiopian oleh closes personal circle as Jewish Agency shaliach Jewish Agency
  2. Kulanu Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine CEC
  3. Replacements Among Knesset Members Knesset
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