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          —- On November 11, , Nir Barkat was elected the 9th Mayor of Jerusalem....

          Nir Barkat

          Israeli businessman and politician

          Nir Barkat (Hebrew: נִיר בַּרְקָת; born 19 October 1959)[2] is an Israeli businessman and politician currently serving as Minister of Economy.

          Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat kicked off AJC Global Forum by welcoming the participants to the eternal capital of the Jewish people.

        1. Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat kicked off AJC Global Forum by welcoming the participants to the eternal capital of the Jewish people.
        2. Nir Barkat was elected in the 9th mayor of Jerusalem and reelected in Before becoming a Mayor, he served for 5 years as leader of the opposition in.
        3. —- On November 11, , Nir Barkat was elected the 9th Mayor of Jerusalem.
        4. Then-Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat.
        5. The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, outlined a plan to give more building permits to Palestinian residents.

          6. He served as mayor of Jerusalem between the years 2008–2018.[3]

          Biography

          Nir Barkat was raised in Jerusalem.[2] His father, Zalman, was a professor of physics at the Hebrew University.

          His great-grandfather came from Russia to Mandatory Palestine in the 1920s, and died in 1924.

          Barkat served in the Paratroopers Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces for six years (1977–1983), as well as reserve duty, and reached the rank of major.

          Barkat was also wounded in combat in Lebanon.

          Barkat holds a BA in computer science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also studied for a master's degree in business administration at the same institution, but has not completed it.[citation needed]

          Barkat and his wife Beverly, an artist, have three daughter