Aharon Abuhatzeira

1938 -

Israeli politician, member of the Knesset.

Born in Morocco, Aharon Abuhatzeira was elected to the Knesset (Israel's parliament) in 1974 and 1977 as a National Religious Party member and served as minister of religious affairs in the first government of Menachem Begin. In 1981, he founded and chaired TAMI, a party identified with Israel's Moroccan community. He was elected to the Knesset with TAMI in 1981 and 1984. He subsequently joined the Likud and served as minister of labor, welfare, and absorption.

— MARTIN MALIN