Amihai Ben-Eliyahu ( he, עמיחי בן אליהו, born 24 April 1979), commonly known as Amihai Eliyahu ( he, עמיחי אליהו), is an Israeli politician and activist who serves as

Minister of Heritage A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizat ...

since 2022. Eliyahu also briefly served as a member of

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

Otzma Yehudit Otzma Yehudit ( he, עָצְמָה יְהוּדִית, , Jewish Strength', or 'Jewish Power) is a far-right political party in Israel, which has been referred to as Kahanist and anti-Arab. It was originally formed as Otzma LeYisrael (; lit., ' ...

following the

2022 Israeli legislative election Legislative elections were held in Israel on 1 November 2022 to elect the 120 members of the 25th Knesset. The results saw the right-wing national camp of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu achieving a parliamentary majority, amid losses ...

Biography

Eliyahu is the son of

Shmuel Eliyahu Shmuel Eliyahu ( he, שמואל אליהו; born 29 November 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi. He is the Chief Rabbi of Safed and a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council. Some of Eliyahu's statements regarding Arabs and Palestinians have been ...

and the grandson of

Mordechai Eliyahu Mordechai Tzemach Eliyahu ( he, מרדכי צמח אליהו, March 3, 1929 – June 7, 2010, on the Hebrew calendar: 21 Adar I, 5689 - 25 Siwan, 5770),

, the former Sephardi

Chief Rabbi of Israel The Chief Rabbinate of Israel ( he, הָרַבָּנוּת הָרָאשִׁית לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Ha-Rabbanut Ha-Rashit Li-Yisra'el'') is recognized by law as the supreme rabbinic authority for Judaism in Israel. The Chief Rabbinate Co ...

Political career

Eliyahu was placed fourth on the

list in the

, and became an MK. He became Minister for Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage on 29 December 2022 and resigned from the Knesset on 1 January 2023 as part of the Norwegian Law.

References

1979 births Living people Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–) Otzma Yehudit politicians Government ministers of Israel {{Israel-politician-stub