Amir Ohana

Amir Ohana
Amir Ohana
אָמִיר אוֹחָנָה
	Official portrait, 2015
Speaker of the Knesset
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 December 2022
Preceded by	Yariv Levin
Minister of Public Security
	In office; 2020–2021
Minister of Justice
	In office; 2019–2020
Member of the Knesset
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 December 2015
Personal details
Born	15 March 1976 (age 48); Beersheba, Israel
Political party	Likud

Amir Ohana (Hebrew: אָמִיר אוֹחָנָה, born 15 March 1976) is an Israeli lawyer, former Shin Bet official and politician who has served as the Speaker of the Knesset since 2022,^[1] and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. He previously held the posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Public Security. He was the first openly gay right-wing member of the Knesset and the first openly gay man from Likud to serve in the Knesset.^[2] He is also the first openly gay person to be appointed as a minister in the Israeli government^[3] and the first openly gay Speaker of the Knesset.^[4]

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^ "Likud's First Openly Gay Lawmaker to Be Sworn in Following Silvan Shalom's Resignation". Haaretz. 21 December 2015.
^ "Netanyahu names Amir Ohana as new justice minister". Yedioth Ahronoth. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (29 December 2022). "Likud's Amir Ohana becomes Israel's first openly gay Knesset speaker". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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[2] "Likud's First Openly Gay Lawmaker to Be Sworn in Following Silvan Shalom's Resignation". Haaretz. 21 December 2015.

[3] "Netanyahu names Amir Ohana as new justice minister". Yedioth Ahronoth. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

[4] Keller-Lynn, Carrie (29 December 2022). "Likud's Amir Ohana becomes Israel's first openly gay Knesset speaker". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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