Fentahun Seyoum Explained

Birth Date:20 August 1971
Birth Place:Ethiopia
Suboffice1:Kulanu
Subterm1:2019

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jewishagency.org/blog/1/article/60 Ethiopian oleh closes personal circle as Jewish Agency shaliach
  2. http://bechirot.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=45&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text Kulanu
  3. https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/MKIndex_Current_eng.asp?view=5 Replacements Among Knesset Members