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Rafael Pinhasi (born 1940) is a former Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i who served as Minister of Communications
Communications Minister of Israel

The Communications Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Communications and a relatively minor position in the Cabinet of Israel....
 between 1990 and 1992.

Born in Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
, Pinhasi's family made aliyah
Aliyah

Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
 in 1950. He was amongst the founders of Shas
Shas

Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....
, and served as deputy mayor of Bnei Brak
Bnei Brak

File:Location_bneibrak.pngFile:800px-Ponivez1.jpegBnei Brak is a city located on Israel's central Mediterranean Israeli coastal plain, just east of Tel Aviv, in the Gush Dan and Tel Aviv District....
.

In 1984 he was elected to the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 on Shas' list and in December 1985 was appointed Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel

The Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Welfare and Social Services Ministry and a position in the Cabinet of Israel....
. He retained his seat in the 1988 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1988

Elections in Israel for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November, 1988. Voter turnout was 78.9%....
, and became a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. In January 1990 he was appointed Deputy Internal Affairs Minister
Internal Affairs Minister of Israel

The Interior Minister , also known as the Minister of Internal Affairs is head of the Israeli Ministry of Interior and an important portfolio in the Cabinet of Israel....
, and in June that year became Minister of Communications, serving until the 1992 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1992

Elections for the thirteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June, 1992. The result was a victory for the left, led by Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party , though their win was at least partially due to several small right-wing parties narrowly failing to cross the Election threshold and thus effectively wasting votes for the right....
.

He retained his seat in the election, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance
Finance Minister of Israel

Finance Ministers of Israel, 1948-present#1948-1952 Eliezer Kaplan#1952-1963 Levi Eshkol#1963-1968 Pinchas Sapir#1968-1969 Ze'ev Sherf#1969-1974 Pinchas Sapir...
 in August, holding the post until he became Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs
Religious Services Minister of Israel

The Religious Services Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of the Religious Services and a relatively minor position in the Cabinet of Israel....
.






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Rafael Pinhasi (born 1940) is a former Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i who served as Minister of Communications
Communications Minister of Israel

The Communications Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Communications and a relatively minor position in the Cabinet of Israel....
 between 1990 and 1992.

Born in Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
, Pinhasi's family made aliyah
Aliyah

Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
 in 1950. He was amongst the founders of Shas
Shas

Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....
, and served as deputy mayor of Bnei Brak
Bnei Brak

File:Location_bneibrak.pngFile:800px-Ponivez1.jpegBnei Brak is a city located on Israel's central Mediterranean Israeli coastal plain, just east of Tel Aviv, in the Gush Dan and Tel Aviv District....
.

In 1984 he was elected to the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 on Shas' list and in December 1985 was appointed Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel

The Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Welfare and Social Services Ministry and a position in the Cabinet of Israel....
. He retained his seat in the 1988 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1988

Elections in Israel for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November, 1988. Voter turnout was 78.9%....
, and became a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. In January 1990 he was appointed Deputy Internal Affairs Minister
Internal Affairs Minister of Israel

The Interior Minister , also known as the Minister of Internal Affairs is head of the Israeli Ministry of Interior and an important portfolio in the Cabinet of Israel....
, and in June that year became Minister of Communications, serving until the 1992 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1992

Elections for the thirteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June, 1992. The result was a victory for the left, led by Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party , though their win was at least partially due to several small right-wing parties narrowly failing to cross the Election threshold and thus effectively wasting votes for the right....
.

He retained his seat in the election, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance
Finance Minister of Israel

Finance Ministers of Israel, 1948-present#1948-1952 Eliezer Kaplan#1952-1963 Levi Eshkol#1963-1968 Pinchas Sapir#1968-1969 Ze'ev Sherf#1969-1974 Pinchas Sapir...
 in August, holding the post until he became Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs
Religious Services Minister of Israel

The Religious Services Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of the Religious Services and a relatively minor position in the Cabinet of Israel....
. He was forced to resign from the cabinet by the High Court of Justice
Supreme Court of Israel

The Supreme Court is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. It is the highest judicial instance. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem....
 in September 1993 after being convicted for making false declarations, a crime deemed to be of "moral turpitude".

Re-elected in 1996, Pinhasi lost his seat in the 1999 elections. In 2008 he was appointed chairman of the Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually Tel Aviv, is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Israel in Israel, with an estimated population of 390,100....
 cemeteries council.

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