16 Facts About Miki Zohar

Miki Zohar currently serves as the Minister of Culture and Sports in the thirty-seventh government.

Makhlouf Miki Zohar was born in Beersheba, and raised in Kiryat Gat.

Miki Zohar's father Eli was an immigrant from Morocco and his mother Dina was from Tunisia.

Miki Zohar served in the Israel Defense Forces and reached the rank of Sergeant.

Miki Zohar then studied law, gaining an LLB from the College of Law and Business and an MA from Bar-Ilan University, and worked in real estate.

In 2005 Miki Zohar was elected to Kiryat Gat City Council.

Miki Zohar was elected to the Knesset as Likud won 30 seats.

Miki Zohar was re-elected in April 2019 after being placed twenty-sixth on the party's list.

Miki Zohar was re-elected in subsequent elections in September 2019 and March 2020, serving as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and coalition whip from May 2020 to April 2021.

On 29 December 2022, Miki Zohar became the Minister of Culture and Sport.

Miki Zohar resigned from the Knesset on 6 January 2023 as part of the Norwegian Law.

Miki Zohar filed a bill that would outlaw forcing business owners to work on Saturdays.

Miki Zohar stated in a radio interview for an ultra-Orthodox Jewish station that "Anyone who doesn't believe in God is delusional".

Miki Zohar supported the creation of a new Israeli national holiday, Yom HaAliyah to be celebrated annually on the tenth of the Hebrew month of Nisan.

In November 2018, Miki Zohar presented a bill in favor of replacing live animal shipments with chilled meat imports, after reports exposing widespread animal cruelty and health issues connected with live shipments.

Miki Zohar was criticized with accusations of nepotism and favoritism when advocating for private weddings and gatherings to be held, while his family members own these types of establishments.