13 Facts About Ron Huldai

Ron Huldai is an Israeli politician and businessman who has been Mayor of Tel Aviv since 1998.

Ron Huldai's father Ozer Obarzanski was among the founders of the kibbutz and the principal of its school, while his mother Hana was a teacher and headed the organization of performances at the kibbutz.

Ron Huldai studied at Tel Aviv University, Auburn University at Montgomery, the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, and the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Ron Huldai was conscripted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1963, and joined the Israeli Air Force, serving as a combat pilot and becoming a career officer.

Ron Huldai subsequently participated in the War of Attrition and after that, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the 105 Squadron.

Ron Huldai held several key senior command positions, including as the commander of Nevatim Airbase, Hatzerim Airbase, the Air Force Pilots Training School, and a coordinator of the government authorities and supervisor of civilian construction projects for the IAF.

Ron Huldai left the IAF in 1989 with the rank of Brigadier General.

Ron Huldai then became headmaster of the prestigious Herzliya Hebrew High School for six years until 1998.

In 1998, Huldai entered the mayoral elections for Tel Aviv following the announcement by the incumbent mayor, Roni Milo, that he would not seek another term.

Ron Huldai ran as an independent candidate under the party name "Tel Aviv 1", with the support of the Labor Party.

Ron Huldai's party won five seats on the city council.

Ron Huldai planned to run for the Knesset in the 2021 Israeli legislative election as part of a new left-wing party named The Israelis.

However, Nissenkorn left the party on 31 January 2021, reportedly as a prerequisite by Israeli Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli for a merger between both parties, and on 4 February 2021 Ron Huldai announced that the party would not contest the elections, having failed to reach an electoral agreement with other parties.