19 Facts About David Bitan

David Hai Bitan is an Israeli lawyer and politician.

David Bitan currently serves as a member of the Knesset from the Likud party.

Israeli attorney general Avichai Mandelblit announced on 26 January 2020 that Bitan would be indicted for "bribery, fraud and breach of trust, as well as money laundering and tax offenses" following a hearing.

David Bitan's family immigrated to Israel when he was five.

David Bitan then studied law at the Tel Aviv University.

David Bitan is married to Hagit and they have two daughters.

In 2010 David Bitan was investigated for suspicion of ethical and integrity violations.

David Bitan was later given responsibilities in the areas of transportation, culture and housing.

David Bitan is a member of the board of trustees of the Jewish Agency for Israel from 2011.

David Bitan was placed 21st on the Likud list for the 2013 Knesset elections, but was moved down to 35th place after Likud agreed to run a joint list with Yisrael Beiteinu.

David Bitan was elected to the Knesset as the Likud won 30 seats and was sworn in as a Knesset member on 31 March 2015.

David Bitan was appointed as chairman of the Knesset committee and in May 2016 he became Chairman of the coalition.

In October 2017 David Bitan was investigated by police for alleged bribery.

David Bitan was placed 23rd on the Likud party list for the 21st Knesset and maintained the same place for the 22nd Knesset elections.

David Bitan was appointed as deputy chairman of the Knesset.

David Bitan was nominated to be Minister of Agriculture on 5 January 2020, but withdrew on 10 January prior to a Knesset vote on his appointment.

On 2 October 2023 David Bitan visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia among a 14-member delegation to attend the Universal Postal Union's extraordinary congress.

On 6 July 2021 David Bitan was indicted by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit for seven counts of bribery, money laundering, fraud, breach of trust and tax offenses totaling NIS 715,000.

David Bitan was accused of receiving the benefits through an associate who provided the checks to the ping pong association and received cash in return.