Nissim Vaturi

Nissim Vaturi (Hebrew: ניסים ואטורי‎, born 23 October 1969) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud.

Nissim Vaturi
Date of birth (1969-10-23) 23 October 1969
Place of birthRishon LeZion, Israel
Knessets23
Faction represented in Knesset
2020–Likud

Biography

Born in Rishon LeZion, Vaturi grew up in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood of the city. During his youth he was a member of the Rishon branch of the Betar youth movement, where he was a cadet of David Bitan. During his national service in the Israel Defense Forces he served as a commander of an Israeli Air Force rescue team. He married a teacher, with whom he had seven children. The family moved to Alonei HaBashan in the Golan Heights in 2001 and he ran a cafe in Katzrin, but declared bankruptcy in 2015.[1] He received a doctorate from the International University of Business and Law in Kherson, Ukraine in 2008, but the qualification is not recognised in Israel.[1] He also worked as a political advisor to Bitan.[2]

Vaturi was placed thirty-seventh on the Likud list for the April 2019 elections,[3] but the party won only 35 seats. He was placed fortieth for the September 2019 elections,[4] in which Likud won 32 seats. Although he missed out again in the March 2020 elections in which he was placed fortieth and Likud won 36 seats, he entered the Knesset on 11 December 2020 as a replacement for Gideon Sa'ar, who resigned after leaving Likud to establish his own party.[2]

References
  1. Sa'ar's Replacement in Likud Deleted Information About Unrecognized Doctorate Haaretz, 11 December 2020
  2. Gideon Sa'ar quits Likud, slams Netanyahu, announces new party The Jerusalem Post, 8 December 2020
  3. 21st Knesset elections: Likud list Central Elections Committee
  4. 22nd Knesset elections: Likud list Central Elections Committee
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