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Moshe Lion was born on 6 October, 1961 in Florentin, Tel Aviv, Israel, is an Israeli politician and current Mayor of Jerusalem. Discover Moshe Lion's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 6 October, 1961
Birthday 6 October
Birthplace Florentin, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality Israel

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1961

Moshe Lion, or Moshe Leon (משה ליאון, born 6 October 1961), is an Israeli politician who is currently the Mayor of Jerusalem.

He previously served as a member of the Jerusalem City Council, director-general of the Prime Minister's Office, Chairman of the Israel Railways, and head of the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Lion is the first mayor of Jerusalem of Sephardi descent.

Moshe Lion was born in the Florentin neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel, and attended Zeitlin High School.

His father's family comes from Thessaloniki, while his mother has roots in Aden.

As a child, he moved with his family to Givatayim.

Lion served in the Israel Defence Forces, where he was assigned to the military chaplaincy and sang with the IDF rabbinical choir.

He occasionally still leads synagogue services.

1990

Lion graduated with a BA in economics and accounting from Bar-Ilan University, and interned in the office of Avigdor Yitzhaki, receiving his CPA in 1990.

His brother, Dr. Nissim Lion, is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University.

1991

In 1991, Lion founded Yitzhaki & Co., together with Avigdor Yitzhaki and two other partners.

1992

Among his clients was the Likud movement, which he advised following their economic losses after losing the 1992 Knesset elections.

1996

In 1996, Lion was appointed managing director of the Prime Minister's Office of Benjamin Netanyahu, also becoming his economic adviser, serving in those roles till 1999.

2003

From 2003–2006, he was appointed chairman of the Israel Railways after having previously worked with the Ports and Railways Authority.

2006

Lion finished his term in 2006, after his term was not extended.

2008

In 2008, he was appointed chairman of the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Under his tenure, the First Station train complex in Jerusalem was completed.

2013

Lion was chosen to help negotiate the forming of a government coalition following the Israeli elections of 2013, in the aftermath of which the Likud and Yisrael Beitenu parties joined together.

In 2013, Lion ran for Mayor of Jerusalem, receiving 45% of the vote, but lost to Nir Barkat.

The Likud party under his leadership received one mandate, and he became a member of the Jerusalem City Council on its behalf.

2014

In July 2014, he was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak.

2015

In August 2015, Lion joined the municipal coalition and the faction of Mayor Nir Barkat.

As part of the coalition agreement signed between the two, he began to serve as a member of the city administration, and as the holder of the community management portfolio.

2017

He retired in 2017.

2018

On 25 March 2018, Lion announced his intention to run for Mayor of Jerusalem in the 2018 Jerusalem mayoral election.

During the campaign, Lion stated that he opposed the Netanyahu government's plan, put forward by Jerusalem Affairs Minister and campaign challenger Ze'ev Elkin, to erect a barrier dividing East Jerusalem from the rest of the city.

Despite his broad Haredi political support, a coalition of Hasidic and extremist-Haredi Jerusalem Faction leaders declined to endorse Lion, citing his close ties to politician Avigdor Lieberman.

Lieberman advanced legislation to draft Haredis into the army, making Lion more likely to "secularize" Jerusalem, according to the Hasidic coalition.

In the six-candidate general election held on 30 October 2018, Lion garnered 33% of the vote, while fellow Jerusalem city councilman Ofer Berkovitch finished in second place, with 29%.

This earned them spots in a run-off election scheduled two weeks later, because according to election laws, candidates in municipal races must gain at least 40% of the vote in order to win.

On 13 November, Lion won the run-off election with 50.85% of the vote, to Berkovitch's 49.15%, thereby becoming the first mayor of Jerusalem of Sephardi descent.

Lion was re-elected in the 2024 Jerusalem mayoral election.

Lion is married and has four children.

He lives in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood.