Avraham Duvdevani (Hebrew: אברהם דובדבני; born 5 August 1945) is an Israeli politician and activist who served as the chairman of the World Zionist Organization and is currently the chairman of the Jewish National Fund.[1]
Early life and education
Duvdevani was born in Jerusalem on 5 August 1945, to an Orthodox Jewish and Zionist family. He attended Netiv Meir Yeshiva and the Kfar Hasidim Yeshiva. He then enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces as a paratrooper and participated in the liberation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War.[2][3] He proceeded to earn a bachelor's degree in Jewish history and educational administration and a master's degree in sociology of education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[4][2]
Political career
In 2010, he was unanimously elected the chairman of the World Zionist Organization. Among other roles, he had been the Director General of World Bnei Akiva, the head of the Informal Education track at Orot Israel College, and a member of the board of governors and an executive for the Jewish Agency.[5] In 2020, it was announced that he would become the global chairman of the Jewish National Fund.[1][6] He assumed the role on 15 November 2020. Duvdevani is married with four children and lives in Ramat Gan.[1]
